The Mystery of the Sardine
"This man Stefan Themerson should be better known than I suspect he is.The Mystery of the Sardine. . . is a fascinating piece of work, written with the elegance ofhaute couture." --Times(London)"What an extraordinary writer Stefan Themerson is. While other novelists seem hell-bent on creating great, enormous doorstops of books with very little in them, Mr. Themerson producesThe Mystery of the Sardine, a slim and modest volume which is absolutely jam-packed with ideas." --Punch"Themerson's neo-surrealist style enables him felicitously to interweave incongruities  ludic exercises  shrewd observations  jokes  lightly worn learningcris de couerand parables." --Times Literary Supplement