I am Max Lamm

By Raphael Brous

Max Lamm is in trouble. On the run from the internet sex scandal that has derailed his burgeoning tennis career, he tries to begin a new life in London. But one night in Camden Town, he accidentally kills a fifteen-year-old Pakistani boy who tries to mug him and inadvertently sets off the worst race riot in a generation.

As London’s East End erupts, Max finds refuge in strange quarters – and with it, one last chance to plot his salvation. I am Max Lamm is a darkly humorous exploration of family loyalty, disgrace and collective hysteria in the age of terror.

‘I am Max Lamm is an unusually good comic novel. If you enjoy the neurotic, close-to-the-bone humour of Steve Toltz, Woody Allen or John Safran, you’ll like this. This is one author definitely worth watching.’ —Australian Bookseller & Publisher

• Year of Publication: 2011
• Genre: Literature
• Audience: Adult