The Autobiography of Somebody Else

"This book shimmers with urgency and intelligence. As the narrator pieces together his identity, he must search out the ghosts of the past, including those who have left no forwarding addresses. Along the way, there is hopeless love, poetic lunacy, and ultimately an acceptance of every part of who he is, an acceptance that allows him to outlive his own tragedy and face the rest of his life."--Simone Zelitch

"Throughout its reflections on psychiatry, poetry, identity, and home, it is mostly a love story 'where nobody is ever loved enough to make up for what life is.' But this book is like a beautiful letter that does just that."--Patrick Lawler

Jeffrey Ethan Lee's books include identity papers, invisible sister, and towards euphoria.