"Barjo" translates as "nutcase," "nut job" or "crap artist".

Jack Isidore, the "crap artist" of the title, is a simple-minded lost soul, fascinated by bits of information and incapable of distinguishing fact from fantasy--seeing the world through his eyes is a bizarre, unforgettable experience.

I remember one day when the three of us were out on their patio, enjoying the sun, when I happened to say something, I think having to do with space travel, and Charley said to me, "Isidore, you sure are a crap artist."

The irony of a slob like that, a paunchy, beer-drinking ignorant mid-westener who never got through high school, calling me a "crap artist" lingered in my mind and caused me to select the ironic title that I have on this work.

I wouldn't go around putting too much store in crap artists like Ranasfari and Kitchener if I were you.

I can't wait for the Dixie Chicks to make new music - unlike the plethora of crap artists out there now, these ladies are true talents.

The novel's protagonist, the "crap artist" of the title, is Jack Isidore, a socially awkward tire regroover obsessed with amateur scientific inquiry since his teens.

A crook from way back, and, man, what a crap artist.

I made a few call-backs myself, and then I jumped this crap artist.

More public money thrown at crap artists.