Books

Fiction

A Brave Man Seven Storeys Tall

A Brave Man Seven Storeys Tall is an exuberant literary debut--a novel of real ideas and a playful examination of our in-between world, one that explores the nature of family, identity, art, and belief while also marking the introduction of an original new voice in contemporary fiction.

“A strong new voice in fiction.”

Timeout New York

“I fell in love…remind[s] me of the potential of literature… It is a novel that could only be written by one person, at one particular time…the most ‘alive’ book I’ve read this year.”

John Warner | The Chicago Tribune

“Delightfully bizarre and myth-drunk…A Brave Man Seven Storeys Tall’s unflagging energy and dramatic battiness make it irresistible. Mr. Chancellor would probably call it Dionysian, and I wouldn’t disagree.”

Wall Street Journal

"The author maintains an almost thrillerlike pace while taking well-aimed shots at academic and art-market fads and helping two lost souls through essential transformations. It’s a bracingly rich mélange of a novel in which scholarship spotlights Al Pacino’s Scarface and plain exposition suddenly tu

Kirkus Reviews

Additional Works

Art History

Lucas Arruda: Deserto-Modelo

Alongside meticulous color plates and powerful details, author Will Chancellor offers a close reading of the work, raising questions about artifice, thresholds, and perception.

As a whole, this book offers a detailed introduction to the work of a uniquely thoughtful and inventive artist.

Art History

On Contemporary Art (Part of ekphrasis)

By Cesar Aira

Contributions by Will Chancellor and Alexandra Kleeman

Translated by Katherine Silver

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