Goulash

Goulash by Brian Kimberling entertained me so much… Kimberling, who has lived the expat nightmare, has a droll, quirky take on the scene… Goulash made me want another serving * Lit Hub *Goulash is a hilarious novel about a man’s quest for a home in a place full of challenges and lots of beer - Prague, 1998. Wonderful dialogue, endearing characters, and a deep sense of the historical forces at work combine in all the best ways to make this story really delectable – Jessica Francis Kane, author of This Close and The ReportKimberling’s brisk, funny novel is set approximately 10 years after Czech independence, when Westernization had turned the country into an unwholesome stew of capitalism and communism… The writing is smart, the quips are amusing… The story exudes raffish charm * Wall Street Journal *A winning, offbest yarn about life and love after communism * Kirkus *A vivid picture of a city creaking and shuddering as it settles into a new dispensation… This novel is quick to read, but its compelling picture and insights will linger in the mind * Washington Times *Kimberling … is an exacting wordsmith capable of elegantly simple sentences, and his narrator’s observations are often dryly hilarious … A remarkable evocation of time and place * Booklist *Quirky and charming * Sunday Mirror *

Brian Kimberling was born and grew up in Indiana, where he was briefly employed as an ornithologist, a job that inspired his first book, SNAPPER. Before settling in the UK, he lived and worked in Prague, and drew on extensive experience teaching English in bars to create the character of Elliott in GOULASH. He now lives and works in Bath.