Tanner, call him Rhino Tanner, his friends do because theyre afraid of him. Hes a self made man who makes his living killing large game in Africa -- a dysfunctional Horatio Alger who sets his sights and sites on the worlds greatest natural wonder The Grand Canyon. But in doing so, Tanner unleashes forces that he cannot comprehend and cannot control his idealistic son Niko, Native American holy men, Zen adepts and, yes, Mother Nature.
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“...A delicious satire from an author who dances with language as elegantly and effortlessly as Fred Astaire.” -- Daniel Quinn, author of Ishmael
“Roaring and subtle... This is comedy with fangs, tough high art wrought sweetly.” -- James Kincaid, author of Annoying the Victorians
“Roaring and subtle... This is comedy with fangs, tough high art wrought sweetly.” -- James Kincaid, author of Annoying the Victorians
About the Author
Percival Everett is the author of thirteen other books including Glyph, Frenzy, Watershed, Big Picture, Zulus, Cutting Lisa, Suder and God's Country. This year his work has been included in Best American Short Stories, and in the past Everett has judged both the PEN/Faulkner Award and the National Book Award. He is currently professor and chair of English at the University of Southern California. He lives with his wife Francesca on a farm outside Los Angeles.
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The funniest thing I've read in a long time,
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This review is from: Grand Canyon, Inc. (Paperback)
I have not read any of Everett's other works but I will now. Grand Canyon Inc. is hilarious--a wild mad-cap romp following the life of red-blooded American, Rhino Tanner, hunter, developer, man's man, and a complete moron. This somewhere between Vonnegut and Voltaire satire chronicals the rise of a shallow mad-man entrepeneur who wants to develop the Grand Canyon. He rides through life on a raft of lies and destroys everything beautiful in his path. Read this book--it is short, brilliant, and laugh-out-loud funny.
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Best Comic Writer in America,
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This review is from: Grand Canyon, Inc. (Paperback)
This novel convinces me, were I in need of convincing, that Percival Everett is the most devious, unscrupulpous, and altogether brilliant writer of comedy in America. Hell, he'sprobably the best writer of anything.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fabulous!,
By Melissa Van Orden (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Grand Canyon, Inc. (Paperback)
This is an immensely enjoyable read. Once I cut it open, I could not put it down. Everett's main character, Rhino Tanner, is so detestable, you end up actually accepting him simply because he revels in his own distorted and destructive ideas. 'Comedy with fangs'? I totally agree.
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