Synopsis

John Dory by John Murray

John Murray's new novel, John Dory, is the hilarious yet poignant story of a middle-aged ice-cream salesman, George Singer, who becomes obsessed with the exotic fish in the local aquarium. His unusual passion, triggered by a moment of epiphany, leads him on a profound spiritual journey.

John Murray was born in West Cumbria and now lives with his wife and daughter in Brampton, near Carlisle. In 1984 he founded the prestigious fiction magazine Panurge, which he and David Almond edited until 1996. He has published a collection of stories, Pleasure, for which he received the Dylan Thomas Award , in 1988, and six novels, Samarkand, Kin, Radio Activity, Reiver Blues, John Dory and Jazz Etc. John Dory won a Lakeland Book of the Year Award in 2002, and Jazz Etc. was longlisted for the Man-Booker Prize in 2003.

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