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All You Can Kill

Pasha Malla

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English
Coach House Books
21 November 2024
White LotusmeetsShaun of the Deadin this absurdist take on the wellness retreat.

Our narrator and his accidental companion, K. Sohail, find themselves on an island wellness retreat impersonating the Dhaliwals, who have probably been killed in a helicopter crash. After being welcomed by Jerome the robot, the intrepid imposters eagerly partake of the all-you-stomach buffet, the motivational speechifyings of self-help guru Brad Beard, and Professor Sayer's uncomfortably erotic couples counselling.

But things quickly take an ominous turn when an excursion to a nearby deserted village reveals a guillotine and a haunted chapel. And then one of the retreaters is murdered and the real Dhaliwals show up. Accusations, counter-accusations, and counter-counter-accusations are made, until the whole retreat is caught up in a bizarre trial.

InAll You Can Kill, Pasha Malla, with his inimitable absurdist style, collides horror and humour into an utterly unforgettable satire.

'Smart, hilarious, original,All You Can Killis a feverish, one-of-a-kind, unhinged journey into the absurd shams of modern life. No one writes satire, or anything else, like Pasha Malla.' Iain Reid, author ofWe Spread

'Malla is a fabulously gifted writer.'

Publishers Weekly

'I don't really know how Malla gets away with what he does...but it is astounding to watch him do it.'

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Imprint:   Coach House Books
Country of Publication:   Canada
Dimensions:   Height: 215mm,  Width: 139mm, 
ISBN:   9781552454862
ISBN 10:   155245486X
Pages:   220
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Pasha Malla is the author of a short story collection,The Withdrawal Method, three books of poems,All Our Grandfathers are Ghosts,Why We Fight > Quran Neck,andErratic Fire, Erratic Passion(with Jeff Parker), and the novelsPeople Park,Fugue States, andKill the Mall. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario and teaches in the creative writing program at York University.

Reviews for All You Can Kill

""All You Can Kill is an intricate moral fable, but it steps deep into the thorny briars of spiritual and economic disadvantages."" – Kevin Jagernauth, Literary Review of Canada ""[A] wild novel that despite its impossible strangeness manages to capture something true about how we process the chaos of modern life."" – Alex Good, The Toronto Star ""In Pasha Malla’s fourth novel, a narrator and his accidental companion find themselves impersonating a purportedly dead couple at an island wellness retreat. But the holidaying turns dark when a guillotine and a haunted chapel are revealed on an excursion to a nearby deserted village – followed by the murder of a guest and the arrival of the impersonated couple."" – Cassandra Drudi, Quill & Quire 'Fall Fiction Preview'


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