num_pages: 128
description: Twenty-two side-splitting glimpses into some oddball corners of the American mind from bestselling author Ian Frazier.The title essay of Coyote v. Acme , Frazier's second collection of humorous essays, imagines the opening statement of an attorney representing cartoon character Wile E. Coyote in a product liability suit against the Acme Company, supplier of unpredictable rocket sleds and faulty spring-powered shoes. Other essays are about Bob Hope's golfing career, a commencement address given by a Satanist college president, a suburban short story attacked by the Germans, the problem of issues versus non-issues, and the theories of revolutionary stand-up comedy from Comrade Stalin.From first to last, this is Frazier at his hilarious best.
language: English
title: Coyote V. Acme
titlecomplete: Coyote V. Acme
genres: Essays, Comedy, Short Stories, Fiction, Humor
ratings_count: 456
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Thurber Prize
category: American Humor
publisher: Picador