Pfitz: A Novel

Crumey has written a fantastic novel about a fantasy. . . . Real and unreal merge interact and form a tale that is part quirky amusement and part sly satire. ―The Atlantic Monthly. An eighteenth-century prince seeking his own immortality devotes his entire wealth and the energy of his subjects to the creation of Rreinnstadt a fantastic city that exists only on paper and in the minds of its creators. Among Rreinnstadts fictional inhabitants is Pfitz a counts loyal servant who mysteriously disappears on night from a tavern. Enamored of Pfitzs real-life biographer Estrella one of the citys cartographers sets out on a quest to find Pfitz hoping he will be rewarded by Estrellas love. . Andrew Crumeys exploration of the rich territory between reality and imagination reveals a genuine affection for the character and the terrain of the human heart.