<DIV><p>&ldquo;Everett&rsquo;s talent is multifaceted, sparked by a satiric brilliance that could place him alongside Richard Wright and Ralph Ellison.&rdquo;&mdash;<i>Publishers Weekly</i></p><p>&ldquo;I think Percival Everett is a genius. . . . He&rsquo;s a brilliant writer and so damn smart I envy him.&rdquo;&mdash;Terry McMillan</p><p>Chris Abani has developed his groundbreaking Black Goat poetry series with exciting and provocative new voices. Here, Percival Everett proves that his fine literary talents move far beyond the realm of the novel.</p><p><b>Percival Everett </b>is the author of fifteen novels, among them <i>The Water Cure</i>, <i>Erasure</i>, and <i>Glyph</i>. He is a distinguished professor of English at the University of Southern California and lives in Los Angeles.</p></DIV>