The breathtaking new novel from the internationally acclaimed author of Caribou Island, Legend of a Suicide and Dirt David Vann is widely acknowledged by critics around the world as one of the most exciting writers working today Goat Mountain is his most explosive and thought-provoking novel to date. It tells the story of three generations of men hunting on family land and the shocking act of thoughtless violence which will shatter any illusions they may have held about their familial relationship The novel challenges our notions about masculinity, identity and the bonds some men form through violence. It also gives a voice to the author's own strong views on US gun laws  â€˜Vann's gift – his quest, almost – is a willingness to explore the unimaginable, the unthinkable, on the page. He is the real thing – a mature, risk-taking and fantastically adept fiction writer who dares go to the darkest places, explore their most appalling corners.' Observer Author lives six months of the year in a remote part of New Zealand Author will be a guest of major writers festivals in 2014