The Devil All the Time

Hits you like a telegram from Hell slid under your door at three o’clock in the morning – William Gay, Author of Provinces of Night and The Long HomeDonald Ray Pollock redefines the term ‘American Gothic’, taking Flannery O’Connor and William Faulkner and turning them up to 11…once you start reading it doesn’t let go * Herald *One of the most adventurous and significant writers of our time … If the Coen Brothers want their next Oscar they should buy the rights to this book now * Scotland on Sunday *Terrifying … an unsettling masterwork * GQ *Superb * The Times *Like being dragged backwards through a briar patch by William Faulkner and Flannery O’Connor while Nick Cave howls hosannahs at a blood-black moon * Time Out *Braiding his plotlines into a taut narrative, Pollock is poised to emerge as a new hero of fans of the American gothic literature * Metro *If Pollock’s powerful collection Knockemstiff was a punch to the jaw, his follow-up … feels closer to a mule’s kick * Publisher’s Weekly *Sticky, violet and exhilarating - Pollock’s southern gothic tale of thrill killers, pervy preachers and vengeance is best read on a long road trip or at a seedy model poolside – Eliza Clark, author of PENANCE * Observer, Summer Reads of 2023 *

Donald Ray Pollock, recipient of the 2009 PEN/Bingham Fellowship, made his literary debut in 2008 with the critically acclaimed short-story collection Knockemstiff. He worked as a labourer at the Mead Paper Mill in Chillicothe, Ohio, from 1973 to 2005.

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