The Elfish Gene: Dungeons, Dragons and Growing Up Strange - Softcover

"Funny . . . [Barrowcliffe's] gently knowing style makes the pain of identification a pleasure."--"Entertainment Weekly"
"Mark Barrowcliffe's humorous, self-deprecating memoir of his misspent youth, 'The Elfish Gene, ' is another welcome addition to the growing 'nerdsploitation' genre."--Associated Press
"Hilarious, unbelievably well-remembered . . . begs a movie adaptation. . . . Barrowcliffe writes . . . with uncommon insight."--"The Seattle Times"
"In the best tradition of British humor. . . . Laugh-out-loud funny."--"The Christian Science Monitor"
"Wonderfully captures the insensitivity, insecurity and selfishness of the adolescent male."--"Publishers Weekly," starred review

Funny . . . [Barrowcliffe s] gently knowing style makes the pain of identification a pleasure. Entertainment Weekly
Mark Barrowcliffe s humorous, self-deprecating memoir of his misspent youth, The Elfish Gene, is another welcome addition to the growing nerdsploitation genre. Associated Press
Hilarious, unbelievably well-remembered . . . begs a movie adaptation. . . . Barrowcliffe writes . . . with uncommon insight. The Seattle Times
In the best tradition of British humor. . . . Laugh-out-loud funny. The Christian Science Monitor
Wonderfully captures the insensitivity, insecurity and selfishness of the adolescent male. Publishers Weekly, starred review"

Mark Barrowcliffe grew up in Coventry, England. He worked as a journalist and a stand-up comedian before writing his first hit novel, Girlfriend 44. He has written two other acclaimed comic novels, Lucky Dog and Infidelity for First-time Fathers. He now lives in Brighton.