The Beast God Forgot to Invent

Jim Harrison

eBook - 2007

An unforgettable collection of novellas from the author of Legends of the Fall explores the line between civilization and the “wild men.” Jim Harrison is an American master. The Beast God Forgot to Invent offers stories of culture and wildness, of men and beasts and where they overlap. A wealthy man retired to the Michigan woods narrates the tale of a younger man decivilized by brain damage. A Michigan Indian wanders Los Angeles, hobnobbing with starlets and screenwriters while he tracks an ersatz Native-American activist who stole his bearskin. An aging alpha canine, the author of three dozen throwaway biographies, eats dinner with the ex-wife of his overheated youth, and must confront the man he used to be. “Harrison’s intrica...te symbolism and scathing observations of urban foibles, his sly humor and vibrant language remind readers that he is one of our most talented chroniclers...

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Published
Grove Atlantic
Language
English
Main Author
Jim Harrison
Online Access
OverDrive Resource Page
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Adobe EPUB eBook
File Size3 GB
ISBN9781555847920
Release Date12/1/2007
Kindle Book
ASINB008V43SYW
Release Date12/1/2007
OverDrive Read eBook
ISBN9781555847920
Release Date12/1/2007