Ellis Sharp is an experimental British writer, based in London. He is the author of ten books of absurdist metafiction, distinguished by their dense, allusive prose and their interest in re-imagining themes from history, literature and cinema, sometimes from a radical socialist perspective. His work has received critical praise from publications such as Socialist Review and The Guardian.
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