Steve Toltz

The Profile

Steve Toltz is an Australian novelist best known for his debut novel A Fraction of the Whole (published in Italian as Una Parte Del Tutto). His work mixes dark humour, philosophical reflection and picaresque storytelling.

The Italian edition of his debut, Una Parte Del Tutto, is listed here as published by Einaudi (2010) in the provided review entry.

Greg*89* finds Toltz's debut entertaining, original and consistently funny, with boisterous humor and clever metaphors. The review praises the book's inventiveness but argues characters and places feel insufficiently lived-in and somewhat artificial. Overall a mixed but engaged reading that highlights both strengths and shortcomings.