The Swallowed Man

A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE

“A strange and tender parable . . . All of Edward Carey's work is profound and delightful.” —Max Porter, author of Lanny

The ingenious storyteller Edward Carey returns to reimagine a time-honored fable: the story of an impatient father, a rebellious son, and a watery path to forgiveness for the young man known as Pinocchio

In the small Tuscan town of Collodi, a lonely woodcarver longs for the companionship of a son. One day, “as if the wood commanded me,” Gius...