William T Vollmann is an author who seems to have a small following in the UK but a massive appeal in the States. He won the National Book Award for Europe Central in 2005 but on the most part he seems to be an American writer – for Americans. Or, at least that’s what the publishers think. Anyway, here’s a good article if you want to find out more.
Anyway, arriving by way of Flickr on Friday afternoon, his expenses submitted to Penguin reveal Vollmann to be an author more audacious with his employer’s money than British Politicians are with the taxes of the working people. It would appear that Vollmann employed ‘ladies of the night’ to be cover starts for his latest book. Does anyone know if Penguin approved this?
