The Catastrophe Hour OG25 A ‘Book of the Year’

A ‘Book of the Year’ for The Guardian

whether as a gift or self-purchase

House of Fury begins as a black comedy and unravels into a grim portent of the conflict that would rage across Colombia for fifty years

and the Land War of 1878–1909

Combining moving accounts from relatives and young attempters with the evidence of extensive research into the subject

The Catastrophe Hour OG25 A ‘Book of the Year’From the New York Timesbestselling author of The Unspeakable and The Problem with Everything comes a new collection of unputdownable essays. For the last five or six years, on many afternoons around 4 or 5 p. m., Ive been overcome with the sensation that my life is effectively over. Note the personal touch here. This is not a sensation of the world ending, which has been in vogue for quite some time now, and maybe for good reason. Its a distinct