Longlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize, deWitt's dazzlingly original second novel is a darkly funny, offbeat western about a reluctant assassin and his murderous brother.

Prospektora Hermanna Warma čeká násilná smrt – nařídil ji záhadný a mocný muž známý pouze jako Komodor a mají se o ni postarat jeho neblaze proslulí zabijáci Eli a Charlie Sesterové.
Hloubavý a citově založený Eli sice nesdílí bratrovu zálibu v alkoholu a zabíjení, nic jiného však nikdy nepoznal. Za oběť však tentokrát nedostali snadný cíl a Eli si cestou z Oregon City na Warmův zlatokopecký zábor v Kalifornii na hřbetě svého churavého koně začne klást otázky, jaké si vlastně zvolil živobytí – a jakému muži slouží.
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Picture yourself as a bartender, hatching a devious, unthinkable plan of escape. Award-winning FellSwoop Theatre present Ablutions a dark, modern drama, adapted from the novel by Man Booker shortlisted author, Patrick deWitt. A grimly funny tale from the sodden depths of the Los Angeles underworld, Ablutions blends a live soundtrack with detailed mime and deWitt's heart-wrenching humor.

A tragedy of manners from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of The Sisters Brothers `My favourite book of his yet' Maria Semple, author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette 'Pure joy' Mail on Sunday 'Buoyantly insane' New Yorker Frances Price is in dire straits. Scandals swirl around the recently widowed New York socialite, and her adult-aged, toddler-brained son Malcolm is no help. Cutting their losses, they grab their cat, Small Frank, and head for the exit. Paris becomes the backdrop for a giddy drive to self-destruction, helped along by a cast of singularly curious characters. ...