A conversation with ‘Census’ author Jesse Ball

Jesse Ball’s newest novel, Census, a hotly anticipated book by an award-winning author, is about a dying father wondering who will care for his disabled, adult son. He takes a job as a census taker and the two embark on a surreal journey across America, confronting their futures along the way. Ball explains in the preface that the book is a tribute to his own older brother, who had Down’s Syndrome and died at an early age, so there should be plenty to discuss when he a