Banksy, Britain's now-legendary "guerilla" street artist, has painted the walls, streets, and bridges of towns and cities throughout the world. Not only did he smuggle his pieces into four of New York City's major art museums, he's also "hung" his work at London's Tate Gallery and adorned Israel's West Bank barrier with satirical images.

Banksy's identity remains unknown, but his work is unmistakable with prints selling for as much as $45,000. His art is witty, subversive, and prolific. Now, he's put together the best of his work in a fully illustrated colour volume.

Arrested and imprisoned in a small Swiss town, a prisoner begins this book with an exclamation: "I'm not Stiller!" He claims that his name is Jim White, that he has been jailed under false charges and under the wrong identity. To prove he is who he claims to be, he confesses to three unsolved murders and recalls in great detail an adventuresome life in America and Mexico among cowboys and peasants, in back alleys and docks.

He is consumed by "the morbid impulse to convince," but no one believes him. This is a harrowing account, part Kafka, part Camus, of the power of self-deception and the freedom that ultimately lies in self-acceptance. Simultaneously haunting and humorous, I'm Not Stiller explores the complex interplay between identity and truth.