I worked through a lot of concepts for this cover, as I liked the idea of going quite left-field with the design. So I looked at Eastern colour palettes and imagery, especially toys and Manga-style images. I really like the jackets designed for Ryu Murakami, they have a lovely balance of photography and pop art.

The concepts for this amazing, funny, and rather existential novel took me in quite a few directions. My initial approach centered around a running theme in the book which is centered on the mythical hero Achilles, to whom the protagonist, Reseng, holds in high regard and as someone he relates to. The idea most associated with Achilles is obviously the Achilles heel…his weak spot, and of course or hero Reseng has one... don’t we all… but more on that later.