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Fool on the Hill - A Novel (Paperback, 1st pbk. ed)
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Fool on the Hill - A Novel (Paperback, 1st pbk. ed)
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From the New York Times Bestselling author of Lovecraft Country,
now an HBO series. It is a literary event when a genuinely new
fictional voice comes along. When that voice achieves its newness
not through a certain formal facility but through the freshness of
its vision, there is truly something to celebrate. Matt Ruff was
only twenty-two when Fool on the Hill was first published, but with
his novel he gave us a story that won over readers of every
persuasion. Not your usual first effort, Fool on the Hill is a
full-blown epic of life and death, good and evil, magic and love.
Think of the imaginative daring of Mark Helprin's Winter's Tale.
The zany popism of Tom Robbins's Another Roadside Attraction. The
gnomish fantasies of J.R. Tolkien. Think of these and you begin to
get some idea of one of the most remarkable first novels to come
along in years. In the world of Fool on the Hill dogs and cats can
talk, a subculture of sprites lives in the shadows and underfoot
(if you're the sensitive type, or drunk enough, you might see them
cavorting across the lawn), and the Bohemians, a group of Harley-
and horseback-riding students dedicated to all things
unconventional, hold all-night revels for the glory of their cause.
Then there is Stephen Titus George, the novel's youthful hero, who
somehow finds himself the main player in a story that began well
over a century ago. George is a mild-mannered flier of kites, a
sometimes writer of bestselling fiction, and would-be knight
looking for a maiden. George will find his girl and the century-old
story will provide the proverbial dragon whose slaying will
sanctify their love. But it will not be a sword that fells the foe
but the transforming power of the imagination.
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Imprint: |
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2023 |
First published: |
December 1997 |
Authors: |
Matt Ruff
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 33mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
400 |
Edition: |
1st pbk. ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8021-3535-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-8021-3535-8 |
Barcode: |
9780802135353 |
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