Luck

‘Luck is a wonderful intermingling of the historic, philosophical and literary, with tales of the author and his engaging, complicated, extraordinary father. A joy’ Philippe Sands, author of The Last Colony

‘An extraordinary collection of insights into luck, skilfully combining personal stories and historical studies into a partly random structure. It has a glorious unpredictability, producing a stimulating feeling of uncertainty about what the next gem will turn out to be’ David Spiegelhalter, author of The Art of Statistics

‘Ruminative … page-turning’ TLS

‘In Luck, [Flusfeder] bypasses the scientific harsh truth about randomness and probability and instead has written a book about the human side of luck … Eccentric, insightful meditations’ New Scientist

‘Thrilling, intelligent and wilfully unique, with the bonus ball of being unexpectedly moving, David Flusfeder’s thirteen investigations are the result of a lifetime of original thinking. I loved it’ James Runcie, author of The Great Passion

‘Fascinating … An eminently enjoyable and engrossing page-turner’ The Jewish Chronicle

‘Flusfeder stands up for superstition’ Telegraph

‘This deep, particular and witty examination of the nature of luck and its role in human existence is an absolute joy, from random start to mysterious finish. A most unusual book’ Louisa Young, author of Twelve Months and a Day

David Flusfeder was born November 1960 in New Jersey, and has had his short stories published in numerous anthologies and magazines. His novels include A Film by Spencer Ludwig (2010), The Pagan House (2007), The Gift (2003), Morocco (2000), Like Plastic (winner of Encore Award 1997) and Man Kills Woman (1993). He has taught creative writing at Birkbeck College, Morley College, the Arvon Foundation and Pentonville Prison. David Flusfeder is married with two children and lives in London.