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The Bear Went over the Mountain: A Novel

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The Bear Went over the Mountain: A Novel

by William Kotzwinkle

Henry Holt and Co. | November 15, 1997 | Trade Paperback

William Kotzwinkle, the esteemed author of The Fan Man and E.T.: The Extraterrestrial, is in top comic form in this outrageous and uproarious parable featring Hal Jam-a big black bear who finds a manuscript under a tree in the Maine woods, dons a suit and a tie, and heads off to the big city to seek his fame and fortune. What follows is a riotous magical romp with the buoyant Hal Jam as he leaves the quiet, nurturing world of the forest for the glittering and corrupt world of humans. New York and Hollywood and all that lies between serve as an expansive palette for Kotzwinkle's wickedly funny satiric brush. The Bear Went Over the Mountain skewers our age's obsession with money and fame in a delicious bedtime story for grown-ups.

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    Eddie Loos

    Rating: 5/5

    Simply the funniest!!!

    Eddie Loos

    11 years ago

    This is one of the funniest books I've ever read (along with Forrest Gump)!!!

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    Mark

    Rating: 5/5

    More people should read this!

    Mark

    11 years ago

    This is one of the funniest books I have ever read! What would a bear do with a manuscript for a book? What would a bear's sense of smell tell him in a city? Do bears like cheese puffs? This lampoon of book publishing and of stardom in general will tell you - and will have you laughing out loud in the process!

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The bestselling author of "The Fan Man" and "E.T.: The Extraterrestrial" does it again--with the story of Hal Jam, a big black bear who finds a manuscript under a tree in the Maine woods, dons a suit and tie, and heads off to the big city to seek his fame and fortune. "The Bear Went Over the Mountain" captures the zeitgeist of the 1990s dead on in a delicious bedtime story for grownups

From the Publisher

William Kotzwinkle, the esteemed author of The Fan Man and E.T.: The Extraterrestrial, is in top comic form in this outrageous and uproarious parable featring Hal Jam-a big black bear who finds a manuscript under a tree in the Maine woods, dons a suit and a tie, and heads off to the big city to seek his fame and fortune. What follows is a riotous magical romp with the buoyant Hal Jam as he leaves the quiet, nurturing world of the forest for the glittering and corrupt world of humans. New York and Hollywood and all that lies between serve as an expansive palette for Kotzwinkle's wickedly funny satiric brush. The Bear Went Over the Mountain skewers our age's obsession with money and fame in a delicious bedtime story for grown-ups.

About the Author

William Kotzwinkle is a two-time winner of the National Magazine Award for Fiction, a winner of the World Fantasy Award, and a nominee for the National Book Critics Circle Award.

Trade Paperback

320 Pages, 5.5 x 8.27 x 0.76 in

November 15, 1997

Henry Holt and Co.


0805054383
9780805054385

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"I think William Kotzwinkle is our Boccaccio-there isn''t anyone funnier, smarter, or more inventive than he." -Richard Bausch

"A delightful fable . . . hilarious . . . Kotzwinkle has created a real star." -Publishers Weekly

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