"Oh my mushrooms, The Extinction of Irena Rey is incredibly strange, savvy, sly and hard to classify. I also couldn''t put it down . mad with plot and language and gorgeous prose, and the result is a bacchanal." -- New York Times Book Review (Editors'' Choice) " The Extinction of Irena Rey surprised me at every turn, moving between profound observations about nature, art, and communication . and surreal and baffling happenings that push the characters into a kind of fever-dream reality. Croft has certainly added ''novelist'' to the list of writing-related skills she excels at, and what a joy that is to witness." -- NPR.org "Croft subverts expectations with a blackly comic, fiercely inventive drama that explores the cult of celebrity and the art of translation (an art this critically acclaimed, award-winning translator has mastered).
" -- Washington Post "As bewildering and beckoning as its cover, Jennifer Croft''s locked-room mystery is something like Agatha Christie or Knives Out on mushrooms-ones not unlike those in the book itself." -- Elle "Bizarre and brilliant . above all tremendous fun . The Extinction of Irena Rey teems with rabbit-hole delights at every turn right up to the delicious final twist." -- Wall Street Journal "Absolutely bizarre in the best way, it''s a fever dream of deception and desire." -- People Magazine "Wild . joyous." -- Lauren Groff, Bustle "Croft has constructed a canny exploration of how even English, despite its unique dominance, might be influenced by its brushes with the mysterious process that is translation.
" -- The Atlantic "Translator Jennifer Croft sends up her vocation in this waggish literary mystery." -- Vanity Fair "Deliciously twisty . I find it fascinating how Croft depicts the author-translator relationship as a kind of adversarial dialogue, with two people tussling to control the meaning of a text." -- Electric Lit "Wrought in lively prose and complemented by a dazzling suite of meta-textual hijinks set to the beat of a mystery novel, The Extinction of Irena Rey is an empathetic and comic investigation of the role of the translator within the literary project." -- The Rumpus "Croft spins such a seductive tale, it''s impossible not to get sucked in." -- Bustle "[Agatha Christie or Knives Out on mushrooms-ones not unlike those in the book itself." -- Elle "Bizarre and brilliant . above all tremendous fun .
The Extinction of Irena Rey teems with rabbit-hole delights at every turn right up to the delicious final twist." -- Wall Street Journal "Absolutely bizarre in the best way, it''s a fever dream of deception and desire." -- People Magazine "Wild . joyous." -- Lauren Groff, Bustle "Croft has constructed a canny exploration of how even English, despite its unique dominance, might be influenced by its brushes with the mysterious process that is translation." -- The Atlantic "Translator Jennifer Croft sends up her vocation in this waggish literary mystery." -- Vanity Fair "Deliciously twisty . I find it fascinating how Croft depicts the author-translator relationship as a kind of adversarial dialogue, with two people tussling to control the meaning of a text.
" -- Electric Lit "Wrought in lively prose and complemented by a dazzling suite of meta-textual hijinks set to the beat of a mystery novel, The Extinction of Irena Rey is an empathetic and comic investigation of the role of the translator within the literary project." -- The Rumpus "Croft spins such a seductive tale, it''s impossible not to get sucked in." -- Bustle "[Alectric Lit "Wrought in lively prose and complemented by a dazzling suite of meta-textual hijinks set to the beat of a mystery novel, The Extinction of Irena Rey is an empathetic and comic investigation of the role of the translator within the literary project." -- The Rumpus "Croft spins such a seductive tale, it''s impossible not to get sucked in." -- Bustle "[Agatha Christie or Knives Out on mushrooms-ones not unlike those in the book itself." -- Elle "Bizarre and brilliant . above all tremendous fun . The Extinction of Irena Rey teems with rabbit-hole delights at every turn right up to the delicious final twist.
" -- Wall Street Journal "Absolutely bizarre in the best way, it''s a fever dream of deception and desire." -- People Magazine "Wild . joyous." -- Lauren Groff, Bustle "Croft has constructed a canny exploration of how even English, despite its unique dominance, might be influenced by its brushes with the mysterious process that is translation." -- The Atlantic "Translator Jennifer Croft sends up her vocation in this waggish literary mystery." -- Vanity Fair "Deliciously twisty . I find it fascinating how Croft depicts the author-translator relationship as a kind of adversarial dialogue, with two people tussling to control the meaning of a text." -- Electric Lit "Wrought in lively prose and complemented by a dazzling suite of meta-textual hijinks set to the beat of a mystery novel, The Extinction of Irena Rey is an empathetic and comic investigation of the role of the translator within the literary project.
" -- The Rumpus "Croft spins such a seductive tale, it''s impossible not to get sucked in." -- Bustle "[Agatha Christie or Knives Out on mushrooms-ones not unlike those in the book itself." -- Elle "Bizarre and brilliant . above all tremendous fun . The Extinction of Irena Rey teems with rabbit-hole delights at every turn right up to the delicious final twist." -- Wall Street Journal "Absolutely bizarre in the best way, it''s a fever dream of deception and desire." -- People Magazine "Wild . joyous.
" -- Lauren Groff, Bustle "Croft has constructed a canny exploration of how even English, despite its unique dominance, might be influenced by its brushes with the mysterious process that is translation." -- The Atlantic "Translator Jennifer Croft sends up her vocation in this waggish literary mystery." -- Vanity Fair "Deliciously twisty . I find it fascinating how Croft depicts the author-translator relationship as a kind of adversarial dialogue, with two people tussling to control the meaning of a text." -- Electric Lit "Wrought in lively prose and complemented by a dazzling suite of meta-textual hijinks set to the beat of a mystery novel, The Extinction of Irena Rey is an empathetic and comic investigation of the role of the translator within the literary project." -- The Rumpus "Croft spins such a seductive tale, it''s impossible not to get sucked in." -- Bustle "[Alectric Lit "Wrought in lively prose and complemented by a dazzling suite of meta-textual hijinks set to the beat of a mystery novel, The Extinction of Irena Rey is an empathetic and comic investigation of the role of the translator within the literary project." -- The Rumpus "Croft spins such a seductive tale, it''s impossible not to get sucked in.
" -- Bustle "[Alectric Lit "Wrought in lively prose and complemented by a dazzling suite of meta-textual hijinks set to the beat of a mystery novel, The Extinction of Irena Rey is an empathetic and comic investigation of the role of the translator within the literary project." -- The Rumpus "Croft spins such a seductive tale, it''s impossible not to get sucked in." -- Bustle "[Agatha Christie or Knives Out on mushrooms-ones not unlike those in the book itself." -- Elle "Bizarre and brilliant . above all tremendous fun . The Extinction of Irena Rey teems with rabbit-hole delights at every turn right up to the delicious final twist." -- Wall Street Journal "Absolutely bizarre in the best way, it''s a fever dream of deception and desire." -- People Magazine "Wild .
joyous." -- Lauren Groff, Bustle "Croft has constructed a canny exploration of how even English, despite its unique dominance, might be influenced by its brushes with the mysterious process that is translation." -- The Atlantic "Translator Jennifer Croft sends up her vocation in this waggish literary mystery." -- Vanity Fair "Deliciously twisty . I find it fascinating how Croft depicts the author-translator relationship as a kind of adversarial dialogue, with two people tussling to control the meaning of a text." -- Electric Lit "Wrought in lively prose and complemented by a dazzling suite of meta-textual hijinks set to the beat of a mystery novel, The Extinction of Irena Rey is an empathetic and comic investigation of the role of the translator within the literary project." -- The Rumpus "Croft spins such a seductive tale, it''s impossible not to get sucked in." -- Bustle "[Alectric Lit "Wrought in lively prose and complemented by a dazzling suite of meta-textual hijinks set to the beat of a mystery novel, The Extinction of Irena Rey is an empathetic and comic investigation of the role.