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As a doctoral student at Trinity College Dublin, Darren Walton is trying to decode an elaborate conspiracy he stumbled across as an undergraduate. To do so he must locate an alternate Ireland named Camland, the existence of which is proven when he discovers a literary journal whose contents mirror his own past. With proof of his wild theories, Darren is sure academic fame is imminent. But for this he is willing to sacrifice not just his sanity and physical safety, but also his relationships with the ones who love him most.
In breathless prose, Declan Toohey weaves a contemporary yarn of academic intrigue and youthful irreverence, sexual fluidity and neurodiversity. Experimental, trippy, hilarious, compassionate,
Perpetual Comedown is a riotous reckoning in the construction of the self.
In breathless prose, Declan Toohey weaves a contemporary yarn of academic intrigue and youthful irreverence, sexual fluidity and neurodiversity. Experimental, trippy, hilarious, compassionate,
Perpetual Comedown is a riotous reckoning in the construction of the self.
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"'A novel so unique, so zany it is unlike anything I have read before ... It is bold. It is bonkers. It is brilliantly clever. It is also blackly funny - the prose skips along with irreverent glee, laced with puns and put-downs and perfect observations ... Where the novel really shines, however, is in its - somewhat surprising - emotional core [...] at its heart Perpetual Comedown is a story about
Irish Independent
"'Toohey plays with style and form throughout, never letting an impossibly convoluted situation get in the way of great character development ... a difficult novel to describe, Perpetual Comedown must be read to be believed ... It's impossible to know if Perpetual Comedown documents Darren's unravelling or the creation of his true identity. Either way, this experimental, thought-provoking and crea
Sunday Business Post
"'Perpetual Comedown is a college daze of highs, lows, and humanities in-jokes ... Toohey writes with energy and wit and undoubtedly the novel has benefited from his mentor. Toohey has worked with Anne Enright, so there are no flies on him.'"
Irish Examiner