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Fool on the Hill (Paperback)
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Short Description for Fool on the HillAs adventurous as the quests of J.R.R. Tolkien and as contemporary as the zany entertainment of Tom Robbins, "Fool on the Hill" is certain to bring laughs and be remembered for a long time to come. The hero is S.T. George, a young writer-in-residence at Cornell, who is looking for love and dragons to slay. Soon George is caught up in an epic struggle of life and death, good and evil, magic and lov
Full description- Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
- Published: 01 February 1998
- Format: Paperback 400 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: Contemporary Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9780802135353 ISBN 10: 0802135358
- Sales rank: 270,445
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Full description for Fool on the Hill
Written while the author was a student at Cornell University, Fool on the Hill was published to strong critical acclaim, and has since gone on to achieve cult status as an underground best-seller.As adventurous as the quests of J. R. R. Tolkien and as contemporary as the zany entertainment of Tom Robbins, Fool on the Hill is a book certain to be reread, laughed over, and remembered for a very long time. The hero is S. T. George, a young writer-in-residence at Cornell University, who is looking for love and dragons to slay. Momentous forces and a cast of extraordinary characters gather around George -- including a dog, a cat, and two mysterious women. Soon George is caught up in an epic struggle of life and death, good and evil, magic and love. This fantastic, inventive novel is proof of Matt Ruff's unparalleled imagination.
