Antkind

Charlie Kaufman, known for films like “Adaptation” and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” has finally been freed from the constraints of the film format. His first novel about an unlucky film critic tears through the boundaries of time, spanning millions of years in the past and future. In his world, fictional and real movie stars coexist, robot clones appear as Trump, there are reflections on the directors Sokurov and Nolan, BDSM themes, and biting remarks about the #MeToo era. “Ant Hill” is a complex and gripping novel that can be interpreted like T. Pynchon or D. F. Wallace’s works—or simply immersed in its psychedelic atmosphere.