The Bear Went Over the Mountain: A Novel (Owl Book)

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.Meet 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 Kotzwinkles wickedly funny satiric brush. The Bear Went Over the Mountain skewers our ages obsession with money and fame in a delicious bedtime story for grown-ups.