The Family Fang
Book description
Mr and Mrs Fang called it art. Their children called it mischief. Performance artists Caleb and Camille Fang dedicated themselves to making great art. But when an artist's work lies in subverting normality, it can be difficult to raise well-adjusted children. Just ask Buster and Annie Fang. For as long…
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1 author picked The Family Fang as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Wilson’s novels often interrogate art and morality in a hilarious fashion.
In this book, siblings Annie and Buster struggle to overcome their childhood personas of Child A and Child B in their parents’ performance art pieces. When Caleb and Camille disappear under mysterious circumstances, Annie and Buster must investigate to find out if their parents are really dead or if this is yet another elaborate scheme in the name of art.
What is real? What is artifice? Can they escape the myth of their parents’ making and find a healthier way to make their own art?
From Eric's list on dysfunctional family novels about mythmaking.
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