God's Fool

By Mark Slouka

Categories: Literature & Fiction

God's Fool is a novel by Mark Slouka, published in 2002. It imagines the life of Chang and Eng Bunker, the conjoined twins born in Siam in 1811 who were exhibited around the world and later settled in North Carolina, married sisters and fathered many children. Told by Chang near the end of his life, the novel explores how two men shared one body and two very different minds, and the meaning of individuality.

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• John Green: “My favorite novels about conjoined twins (or formerly conjoined twins) are “Sister Mine,” by Nalo Hopkinson, and “God’s Fool,” by Mark Slouka.”