Andrew Kaufman was born in the town of Wingham Ontario, Canada, the birthplace of Alice Munroe, making him the second best writer from a town of three thousand. He is also a film-maker, radio producer and a regular contributor to the McSweeney's website.
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Film producers Paul Scherzer and Tracey Boulton are developing a new comedy series for Canadian Television based on All My Friends are Superheroes by our very own Andrew Kaufman.
'Somebody should write Mr Kaufman and thank him for his tender heart. I expect this story will replace boxes of chocolates and flowers in courting rituals to come.'Sheila Heti
'I hypnotized you. But you can't hypnotize anyone into doing anything they don't already want to do. I merely give permission,' Hypno said. He tapped his spoon on the rim of his coffee mug and hypnotized her into believing that sex with him would be the best of her life.
When he's not writing surreal, tender and hilarious fiction, Andrew Kaufman also works as a radio producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Company. Sensing a golden opportunity here, we made him read, edit and produce three extracts from his new novel...
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