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Original Title:	The Fool's Progress
ISBN:	0805057919 (ISBN13: 9780805057911)
Edition Language:	English

The Fool's Progress

Edward Abbey

Paperback | Pages: 528 pages

Rating: 4.22 | 3130 Users | 243 Reviews

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The Fool's Progress, the "fat masterpiece" as Edward Abbey labeled it, is his most important piece of writing: it reveals the complete Ed Abbey, from the green grass of his memory as a child in Appalachia to his approaching death in Tuscon at age sixty two.

When his third wife abandons him in Tucson, boozing, misanthropic anarchist Henry Holyoak Lightcap shoots his refrigerator and sets off in a battered pick-up truck for his ancestral home in West Virginia. Accompanied only by his dying dog and his memories, the irascible warhorse (a stand-in for the "real" Abbey) begins a bizarre cross-country odyssey--determined to make peace with his past--and to wage one last war against the ravages of "progress."

"A profane, wildly funny, brash, overbearing, exquisite tour de force." -- The Chicago Tribune

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Title	:	The Fool's Progress
Author	:	Edward Abbey
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 528 pages
Published	:	August 15th 1998 by Holt Paperbacks (first published 1988)
Categories	:	Fiction. Novels. Environment. Nature. Travel

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Wow! A funny, emotional, thoughtful, exciting, romantic, gritty, real journey of one man's life. I had never heard of Edward Abbey until a friend recommended this book. I guess he was a bit on the extremist "radical" side - pro nature/anti industrialism type who had somewhat of a cult following in the 70's & 80's. So I wasn't sure if I would like this novel. It is now on my list as one of my all time favorites.The writing is excellent, with so many memorable lines. Also, good weaving of the

Edward Abbey died in March of 1989. In the latter part of 1988, he saw his last and perhaps most accomplished work brought to bed at his publishers in New York. The author of many highly controversial works of fiction and non-fiction, best known for his seemingly solitary stand against the ecological destruction of the western American deserts, Abbey's last book effectively completed a cycle. At the same time it was a very close foretelling of his own probable doom.Abbey was an environmentalist

Abbey hits all of his strengths over the course of this novel--waxing poetic about pristine landscapes, waxing poetic about women, railing against institutions and commercialism...and it's all wrapped into a classic epic journey format, reverse-Kerouac style.Henry Lightcap is sarcastic and cantankerous and, in all honesty, comes across as an alcoholic misogynistic asshole, at least in the beginning of the book (when we first meet him he's shooting his refrigerator because his third wife left him

I enjoyed this book for the most part, though I will admit I skipped a few pages because of the rambling. This book was very descriptive, in a way that I enjoyed at times, but also got tired of at times. It was humorous and beautiful and sometimes boring. But I am glad I finished it. It is just a story about a man, his dog, his beer, crappy ol' truck and his journey....

Having been a long time Abbey fan, I finally decided to read his "masterpiece." I have read his nature writing and most of his novels. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Edward Abbey has had a profound impact on my life. I read The Monkey Wrench Gang when I was 16 working on trails in the backcountry of Yellowstone and I have never looked back.With that intro, I have to admit that this was not my favorite of his works. But when you admire and enjoy a writer's voice so much, even works

I thought this book was hilarious, which has led me to question my morals.

A masterpiece by AbbeyMonkey wrench was his most touted work, but in the portfolio of Edward Abbey, this novel clearly was the culmination of his magnificent career. Clearly a fictional account of his life, Abbey put his entire soul into this work. A true fan will find everything they love in this book, others will want to read everything ever written. Highly recommended!