num_pages: 320
description: 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 featring 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 Kotzwinkle's wickedly funny satiric brush. The Bear Went Over the Mountain skewers our age's obsession with money and fame in a delicious bedtime story for grown-ups.
language: English
title: The Bear Went Over the Mountain
titlecomplete: The Bear Went Over the Mountain
genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Books About Books, The United States Of America, Humor, Novels, Animals, Literature, Contemporary, Fiction
ratings_count: 2234
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Holt Paperbacks