Fiction. "Others have observed the natural man in the American condition before, but nobody has done it with such good humor. Ed McClanahan's good humor both sharpens his eye and gentles his vision. I don't know where else, now, you would find workmanship that is at once so meticulous and so exuberant" - Wendell Berry.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
From the Publisher
6 1-hour cassettes
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Historically Informed and Uproarious,
By
This review is from: The Natural Man (Paperback)
This is one of those memorable books that will have you constantly laughing. And what makes it so memorable is that it's a veritable encyclopedia of "off-color" popular culture of the '50's. You will find hundreds of ancient raunchy jokes imbedded in the text as well as side-splitting acounts of the prissy mores of that time. What's striking is how innocent it all seems--what was considered offensive back then is virtually G-rated next to something like Eminem. A wonderful read.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Yes, its funny, but..,
By zero "zero" (Austin, tx USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Natural Man (Paperback)
More than just being one of the funniest books I've ever read, the book is a masterpiece of economy of language. I've re-read it many times and always wish that other writers took such care to craft every sentence so perfectly. Rumor has it that the Kinky Friedman of Kentucky has a sequel in the works. Stay tuned for the Return of the Son of Needmore!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Like Terry Southern Writing Archie Comics,
By
This review is from: The Natural Man (Paperback)
McClanahan creates a delicate and engaging balance of innocent nostalgia and R-rated humor, chronicling the adventures of bored (but never boring) high school students in a tiny, rural Kentucky town in the late 1940's. Charming, light-hearted, and well-written.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
Harry didn't realize it till later, but he had seen this Monk McHorning once before-years ago, on the front page of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Lute, Burdock County, Nurse Ratliff, New Artistic, Old Pismire, Nobby Stickler, Scudder Wallingford, The Weave, Toothless One, Big Inch, Miss Esther, Craycraft's Billiards, Claude Craycraft, Miss Ratliff, Oodles Ockerman, Miss Nockles, Ramona Halfhill, Ray's Cafe, Clarence Pennister, Coach Stickler, Columbus Day, Courthouse Street, Marvin Conklin, Registered Nurse, Gift of Gab New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Harry didn't realize it till later, but he had seen this Monk McHorning once before-years ago, on the front page of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Lute, Burdock County, Nurse Ratliff, New Artistic, Old Pismire, Nobby Stickler, Scudder Wallingford, The Weave, Toothless One, Big Inch, Miss Esther, Craycraft's Billiards, Claude Craycraft, Miss Ratliff, Oodles Ockerman, Miss Nockles, Ramona Halfhill, Ray's Cafe, Clarence Pennister, Coach Stickler, Columbus Day, Courthouse Street, Marvin Conklin, Registered Nurse, Gift of Gab New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 3
books:
39
books
cite this book:
See all 39 books citing this book
- Fred Astaire by Benny Green on page 82
- Captain From Castile: The Best-Selling Historical Epic by Samuel Shellabarger on page 20
- Leave Her to Heaven by Ben Ames Williams on page 82
- Conversations with Kentucky Writers (Kentucky Remembered: An Oral History Series) by Linda Elisabeth Beattie on 6 pages
- My Vita, If You Will: The Uncollected Ed McClanahan by Ed McClanahan in Front Matter, page 260, and Back Matter
- Philosophers on Race: Critical Essays by Julie K. Ward in Front Matter, and page 124
- Milton's Imperial Epic: Paradise Lost and the Discourse of Colonialism by Martin Evans in Back Matter
- Building on a Borrowed Past: Place and Identity in Pipestone, Minnesota by Sally J. Southwick in Back Matter
See all 39 books citing this book
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
