Herein you will find gratuitous shagging, murder, spanking, maiming, treason, and heretofore unexplored heights of vulgarity and profanity, as well as nontraditional grammar, split infinitives, and the odd wank. Shakespeare meets dashiell hammett in this wildly entertaining murder mystery from new york times bestselling author christopher moorean uproarious, hardboiled take on the bards most performed play, a midsummer nights dream, featuring pocket, the hero of fool and the serpent of venice. There are certainly a lot of laughs in fool which is not to say that the blood, gore, betrayal, eyegouging, stormraging and all those delightful aspects of the bards play that you know and love are missing. The first edition of the novel was published in march 1st 2002, and was written by christopher moore. In transforming king lear into a pottymouthed jape, moore is up to more than thumbing his nose at a masterpiece. Fool ebook by christopher moore 9780061974779 rakuten kobo. For sheer laughs and lunacy it puts me in mind of lamb the gospel according to biff, mad and irreverent. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 311 pages and is available in hardcover format. Hes the least powerful person at court, but as king lear divides his kingdom among his three daughters, pocket the fool. A novel by moore, christopher and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Read lamb the gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by christopher moore available from rakuten kobo.
In fool moore takes a tragedy after all, lear ends with almost everybody dead and plays it for laughs, largely through the exuberance of the novels shaggy, slangy diction. Verily speaks christopher moore, muchbeloved scrivener and peerless literary jester, who hath writteneth much that is of grand wit and bellybusting mirth, including such laureled bestsellers of the times of olde newe yorke as lamb, a dirty job, and you suck. Fool by christopher moore at the best online ebook storage. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal pdf epub book. May 31, 2016 hes the fool for king lear, and christopher moores fool 2009 is a retelling of shakespeares king lear. Christopher moore fluke or, i know why the winged whale sings. Christopher was born on 1st january 1957 in toledo, ohio and was raised in mansfield, ohio. Christian science monitor in truth, fool is exuberantly, tirelessly, brazenly profane, vulgar, crude, sexist, blasphemous and obscene. The first edition of the novel was published in february 10th 2009, and was written by christopher moore. Pdf the fool book by christopher moore free download.
Verily speaks christopher moore, much beloved scrivener and peerless literary jester, who hath writteneth much that is of grand wit and bellybusting mirth, including such laurelled bestsellers of the times of olde newe yorke as lamb, a dirty job, and you suck no offense. Download read fool 2009 by christopher moore in pdf. Shakespeare meets dashiell hammett in this wildly entertaining murder mystery from new york times bestselling author christopher moorean uproarious, hardboiled take on the bards most performed play, a midsummer nights dream, featuring pocket, the hero of fool and the serpent of venice, along with his sidekick, drool, and pet monkey. Jackson, my fabulous hs english teacher and my knowledge of poe is nonexistent. Christopher moore ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read fool. That said, moore says none of his books are in any danger of being made into a movie. The fool character is top notch and the shakespearean insults he throws about are hilarious badger shagging spunk monkey is now stuck in my mind. Download and read online for free fool by christopher moore. Lamb ebook by christopher moore 9780061798238 rakuten kobo.
Blissful download fool ebook pdf free foolebooks diary. Christopher moore always makes me laugh, and this is a gem. Shakespeare meets dashiell hammett in this wildly entertaining murder mystery from new york times bestselling author christopher moorean uproarious, hardboiled take on the bards most performed play, a midsummer nights dream, featuring pocket, the hero of fool and the serpent of venice, along with his sidekick, drool, and pet monkey, jeff. Pocket the diminutive english fool is envoy to venice, where hes managed to make a lot of enemies, a senator, a merchant, and a soldier, and only one friend, a moorish general called othello who has troubles of his own. Christopher moore is the author of the novels secondhand souls, sacre bleu, a dirty job, and lamb. Dallas morning news fool the bawdy and outrageous new york times bestseller from the unstoppable christopher moore is a hilarious new take on william shakespeares.
Download read the serpent of venice 2014 by christopher. Hardcover, 311 pages 2009, william morrow isbn 9780060590314 55 stars. Christopher moore is the author of 15 novels, including the worldwide bestsellers lamb, you suck and a dirty job. Compared to moores novel, even mel brookss hilariously tasteless film blazing saddles appears a model of stately 18thcentury decorousness. Dallas morning news foolthe bawdy and outrageous new york times bestseller from the unstoppable christopher mooreis a hilarious new take on william shakespeares king learas seen through the eyes of the foolish lieges clownish jester, pocket. Fool, christopher moore s most recent novel to hit the shelves, is a bawdy and perplexing tragic comedy based upon the shakespearean play king lear. Everyone knows about the immaculate conception and the crucifixion. Free download or read online the fool pdf epub book. Shakespeare for squirrels by moore, christopher ebook. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
If you are not a literary expert or shakespeare enthusiast fear not, moore will take even the most ignorant along for his crazed ride of gratuitous shagging, murder, spanking, maiming, treason. Christopher moore is an american writer of comic and horror fantasy genre. Pocket spiels like a musichall comedian, with a relentless spate of winking and blatant sexual banter and a constant patter of quips, japes and backtalk. Pdf the fool book by christopher moore free download 311. Moore brings the main character from fool to venice in this mashup of the merchant of venice, othello, and as i discovered in the afterword the cask of montillado. The main characters of this humor, fiction story are levi biff. Now he takes on no less than the legendary bard himself with the utmost humility and respect in a twisted and insanely. Fool by christopher moore in fb3, rtf, txt download e book. Fool by christopher moore in fb3, rtf, txt download ebook. Pocket is a fool in the service of king lear and his three daughters selfish, scheming goneril, sadistic but eroticfantasygradehot regan, and sweet, loyal cordelia. Dallas morning news fool the bawdy and outrageous new york times bestseller from the unstoppable christopher moore is a hilarious new take on william shakespeares king learas seen through the eyes of the foolish lieges clownish jester, pocket. Shakespeare for squirrels by christopher moore mojobb. Shakespeare for squirrels by christopher moore overdrive. His version of shakespeares fool, who accompanies lear on his slide from paternal arrogance to spiritual desolation in the original text, simultaneously honors and imaginatively enriches the character.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 444 pages and is available in paperback format. The main characters of this humor, fiction story are regan, pocket. Moores first novel was practical demonkeeping in 1992, which was purchased by disney before it even had a publisher. Hilarious, always inventive, this is a book for all, especially uptight english teachers, bardolaters, and ministerial students.