Mostly Hero

by Anna Burns

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Pub Date May 19 2026 | Archive Date Not set

Faber US | Faber & Faber

Humor & Satire | Literary Fiction | Novellas & Short Stories

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FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE WINNER AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MILKMAN

Still eighty-two, still with fifty-seven bullets in her, still dying, and with a blood-trail resembling a post-structuralist anti-principle of a traditional abstracted countercomposition, she was softly cursing and willing herself not to die.

Follow Hero the superhero as he saves the world from villains and falls in love with a femme fatale named Femme Fatale.

Written by Anna Burns before she completed her dazzling Booker-winning novel Milkman, Mostly Hero is a hilarious, witty, hell-raising romp through a world of superheroes.

FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE WINNER AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MILKMAN

Still eighty-two, still with fifty-seven bullets in her, still dying, and with a blood-trail resembling a post-structuralist...

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EDITION	Other Format
ISBN	9780571399727
PRICE	$20.00 (USD)
PAGES	144

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Ebony R, Librarian

This was a wild and wacky story. Very surprised that this comes from the same author as Milkman. Anna Burns has the ability to grip you with a variety of writing styles. The story follows of Hero, Femme Fatale and family as they navigate their world of superheroes and villains. The story obviously plays on the tropes of superheroes/villains but it also puts it in such a hilarious light and every character was reminiscent of some type of superhero story character or side character. I think Femme Fatale's brother and the aunt's story were so intriguing and unexpected. Each character could carry their own story as well. This was a fun, quick read and I'm always up to read more from Anna Burns in the future.