In conversation with Brad Pritchett, DMA

Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer showcases his wit, sophistication, and deep knowledge of focaccia in Villa Coco, a madcap tale of a directionless young man who takes an unspecified job with Coco, a strong-willed, wealthy widow of great local renown. He was originally tasked with cataloguing the collection of eclectic arts and artifacts at Coco’s crumbling Tuscan villa. Instead, our young man finds himself completing a myriad of strange tasks and entertaining an endless carousel of guests. Villa Coco is a dazzling, sun-soaked ode to life itself—a romp through a youthfully self-constructed emotional obstacle course, a meditation on what we give and take from others, and a bawdy Mediterranean ballad about becoming who you’ve always wanted to be.

Andrew Sean Greer is the bestselling author of seven works of fiction, including Pulitzer Prize winner Less and its companion Less Is Lost. He is the recipient of the New York Public Library Young Lions Award, the O. Henry Award for short fiction, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Public Library.