<p><b>''This is what literature is meant to be'' Anthony Burgess</b><br><br><i>''O what we ben! And what we come to...''</i> Wandering a desolate post-apocalyptic landscape, speaking a broken-down English lost after the end of civilization, Riddley Walker sets out to find out what brought humanity here. This is his story.<br><br>''Funny, terrible, haunting and unsettling, this book is a masterpiece'' <i>Observer</i><br><br>''A timeless portrayal of the human condition ... frightening and uncanny'' Will Self<br><br>''A book that I could read every day forever and still be finding things'' Max Porter</p>