Dan Rhodes Books

The first official book from TikTok and YouTube phenomenon, The Magic Man, Dan Rhodes.

* 'This is Life' is a missing baby mystery and an enchanted Parisian adventure. Hand in hand with lovable heroine Aurelie Renard, you will see life as you've never seen it before, discover the key to great art, witness the true cost of love, and learn how all these things may be controlled by the in-breath of a cormorant."

A chance encounter prompts an ageing professor to regret a lifetime of wasted opportunities; a beautiful wife tests her husband by making herself hideous; for the love of a girl, a boy turns himself into a violoncello. Funny, magical and strange, in these seven short stories Dan Rhodes lays bare the pain and enchantment of love.

A hilarious satire on the Literary World which takes no prisoners as it skewers authors, agents, publishers and reviewers alike.

From "the best new writer in Britain" (The Guardian) comes a first novel of captivating originality. Set in contemporary Italy and focusing on an extraordinary love triangle between two men and a dog, this is a novel of unexpected twists and inspiring humanity

Although he started it third and finished it second, this was Dan Rhodes' first book to be published. It was written between October 1997 and November 1998, while he was working on Cherry Gardens Farm in Kent/Sussex border country. Rhodes would write the stories in his head while tying in rows of raspberries or picking gooseberries, often in the driving rain. Sometimes they would let him drive the tractor.

The cult storyteller's most original, outrageous, and heart-rending work yeta wicked novel perfect for (grown-up) fans of Tim Burton, Neil Gaiman, Scarlett Thomas, The Mighty Boosh, and Roald Dahl In a room above a bizarre German museum, far from the prying eyes of strangers, lives the Old Man. Caretaker of the museum by day, by night he enjoys the sound of silence, broken by the occasional crunch of a spider between his blackened teeth. The Old Man, the respectable Doctor Ernst Frohlicher, his greedy dog Hans, and a cast of grotesque and hilarious townsfolk all find their lives thrown together as they uncover a crime so outrageous that it will shock the world. From its sinister opening to its explosive denouement, this dark tale blends lavishly entertaining storytelling with Rhodes's macabre imagination, entrancing originality, and magical touch.

Quando si risveglia nel suo appartamento di Parigi, Véronique fatica a smaltire la sbornia della sera prima, quando dopo un litigio con l'amante era fuggita sulla sua piccola automobile bianca. Solo quando sente alla radio dello schianto in cui hanno perso la vita Lady D. e Dodi Al Fayed si rende conto che a guidare la Fiat che ha causato quell'incidente dalle ricadute mondiali forse c'era proprio lei. E ora, cosa fare? Le polizie e i servizi segreti di tutto il mondo stanno cercando quell'auto che, tra l'altro, non è neppure sua. È dei suoi genitori che stanno per tornare da un viaggio... L'unica soluzione è chiedere l'aiuto dei suoi ex fidanzati, e magari anche di qualcuno di quelli attuali.

Cockroft, vieil anglais homosexuel et excentrique, est un compositeur sur le déclin qu'une apparition désastreuse à la télévision britannique a poussé à l'exil. Reclus en plein cœur de la campagne italienne, il partage sa vie avec Timoléon Vieta, un bâtard aux yeux de fillette. Les amants se succèdent, le chien, lui, demeure. Jusqu'au jour où le musicien est confronté à un dilemme cornélien qui choisir entre son animal chéri et une tête brûlée bien bâtie prompte à payer son loyer en nature mais qui refuse de faire ménage à trois ? Parce que la chair est faible, Cockroft se résout à abandonner son loyal compagnon au pied du Colisée. Mais Timoléon est décidé à rentrer chez lui. Commence alors son long voyage de retour... Parodie du roman d'apprentissage, Timoléon, chien fidèle est une chronique burlesque qui invite le lecteur à un voyage sentimental à la fois drôle et touchant. Dans ce récit cocasse où les allusions à Shakespeare, Sterne et Pasolini côtoient les clins d'œil à Lassie et aux Télétubbies, Dan Rhodes revisite avec insolence des genres littéraires canoniques qu'il n'hésite pas à dépoussiérer. Dans la plus pure tradition picaresque, Timoléon revient à la maison.