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A wildly inventive, savagely funny, and topical novel about love, mortality, and the afterlife, by the Booker-shortlisted author of A Fraction of the Whole.
Angus is a reformed ne’er-do-well looking forward to the birth of his first child when he’s murdered by a man who is in love with his pregnant wife Gracie. Having never believed in God, heaven or hell, Angus finds himself in the afterlife—a place that provides more questions than answers. As a worldwide pandemic finally reaches the shores of Australia, the afterlife starts to get very crowded and Angus finds a way to reconnect with his wife Gracie and maybe even seek revenge on his murderer.
Here Goes Nothing is a novel of exhilarating originality and scope about birth, death, and everything in between that contains a vision of the afterlife that rivals Dante’s Divine Comedy and George Saunders’ Lincoln in the Bardo, and the Emmy-nominated The Good Place.
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"Toltz…uses Here Goes Nothing as a jumping-off point to parody the perversity and stubbornness of human nature and to highlight our uneasy relationship with mortality.”
— Minneapolis Star Tribune
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“Revels in the irony of an afterlife skeptic forced into a ghastly second act.”
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“[A] zany, increasingly dark comedy.”
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“Toltz’s wit and black humor transform a morbid premise into a rollicking ride.”
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“You may laugh or weep and be shocked or outraged, but you won’t be bored.”
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“Enjoyable as social commentary, a philosophical exploration of life’s meaning, an inventive, pop-culture-referencing mystery-of-sorts or simply a good yarn.”
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“Surreal, sharply funny, and as dark as the grave. Fans of noir fiction and quirky thrillers…will dig right in.”
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“Outlandishly satisfying.”
— Bookreporter
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A London Times Pick of Best Books of 2022
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About Steve Toltz
Steve Toltz is a writer whose first novel, A Fraction of the Whole, was shortlisted for the 2008 Man Booker Prize and the 2008 Guardian First Book Award. He was born in Sydney, Australia, graduated from the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, and now lives in Los Angeles and writes screenplays.