Orion You Came and You Took All My Marbles: A Novel

Kira Henehan

Feb 2010 · Milkweed Editions

About this ebook

Immediately captivating, Orion You Came and You Took All My Marbles introduces readers to Finley, an investigator of indiscernible origins and prowess who is assigned to a mysterious Professor Uppal and his puppets.

The nature of the investigation isn’t clear, but Finley nonetheless forges ahead, with occasional assistance from her colleagues Murphy, The Lamb, and Binelli, as well as the professor’s beautiful daughter and her sinister boyfriend. The investigation circles in on itself until Finley realizes that she may be close to discovering the truth about her forgotten life.

Both whimsical and deeply serious, Orion You Came and You Took All My Marbles casts a shadow that touches on literary novels, noir, and philosophical pursuits, bringing them all into the singularity of existence itself.

Ratings and reviews

Finley is an interesting and compelling central character. She is an incredibly unreliable narrator but also vulnerable and incredibly funny. The story and settings are strange and absurd but the novel maintains its own internal logic like other great absurdist literature. If I had to choose one novel to recommend to a fan of Catch 22 this would be that book.

About the author

Kira Henehan has published in Fence, Jubilat, Chelsea, Conjunctions, and Denver Quarterly, among others, and is the author of two chapbooks: The Investigations (A Rest Press) and Seven Palms (Fungo Monographs). She has received a Pushcart Prize and been selected for inclusion in A Best of Fence: The First Nine Years. Henehan graduated from Columbia University’s MFA program and lives in New York. Orion You Came and You Took All of My Marbles is her first novel.