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Overview

As adventurous as the quests of J.R.R. Tolkien and as contemporary as the zany entertainment of Tom Robbins, "Fool on the Hill" is certain to bring laughs and be remembered for a long time to come. The hero is S.T. George, a young writer-in-residence at Cornell, who is looking for love and dragons to slay. Soon George is caught up in an epic struggle of life and death, good and evil, magic and love. 400 pp.

A young writer-in-residence at Cornell University is caught up in an epic of love and death, good and evil...and magic.

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Overview

As adventurous as the quests of J.R.R. Tolkien and as contemporary as the zany entertainment of Tom Robbins, "Fool on the Hill" is certain to bring laughs and be remembered for a long time to come. The hero is S.T. George, a young writer-in-residence at Cornell, who is looking for love and dragons to slay. Soon George is caught up in an epic struggle of life and death, good and evil, magic and love. 400 pp.

A young writer-in-residence at Cornell University is caught up in an epic of love and death, good and evil...and magic.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly
This exuberant first novel unfolds at Cornell University, the alma mater of its 22-year-old author, who has re-imagined his school as the center of a violent and funny modern-day fairy tale. Stephen Titus George is a young writer longing for true love and a great story to tell. With the mysterious appearance of Calliope, a sorceress who can transform herself into anyone's vision of female perfection, both of his dreams begin to come true. Ruff shapes an adventure for his protagonist that includes everything from poisoned apples to winged dragons, all set on a campus where there isn't a professor in sight and where the actions of dogs, cats and invisible sprites are as meaningful as those of the students. On its way to a certain happy ending, the story falls short of its own ambitionsit's vastly overpopulated with extraneous characters (human and otherwise), and packed with self-conscious, punning references to everyone from Beckett to A. A. Milne. Too many of Ruff's narrative devices exist only to spotlight the author's cleverness, but at its best, his debut brims iwth good humor and imagination. (October)
Library Journal
In this comic fantasy a young writer-in-residence at Cornell University searches for true love and combats the forces of evil. Ruff uses the stock motifs of fairy tale and myth, but his treatment is remarkably inventive. Inspired by the mysterious Calliope, Ruff's hero learns to write without paper and thus, by the force of his imagination, to revise the mundane scenario of life in Ithaca. Aptly named S.T. George, he vanquishes a green canvas dragon and thereby foils the malignant plot of Rasferret the Grub. The multi-layered plot also includes animals who communicate by telepathy and tiny sprites with Shakespearean names. Ruff's exuberant tale will appeal strongly to readers with a taste for the fabulous. Albert E. Wilhelm, Tennessee Technological Univ., Cookeville

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780802135353
  • Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
  • Publication date: 12/28/1997
  • Pages: 400
  • Product dimensions: 6.10 (w) x 9.04 (h) x 1.14 (d)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 7, 2010

    a great book!

    i have a hard time sitting down and reading, i'm easily distracted. and i couldn't put this book down. from the very beginning all the way to the end this book is a fantastic read!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 4, 2008

    a wonderful fun read

    I was introduced to this book many years ago by a local radio personality who read a chapter of Fool on the Hill on his late night radio show. Totally captivated by the selection, I ran out the next day and bought the book, reading the entire book cover to cover in 2 days. Anyone who appreciates a well written, witty, sometimes hilarious and sometimes touchingly somber story that invokes mythic stories as varied as Cinderella, Lord of the Rings, The Muppet Show, The Chucky horror flicks and Gaelic mythology will love this book. I have read it repeatedly over the years since then, whenever I wanted to relive the wonderful feeling of joy I experienced when reading of the Battle of the Cornell Kitchen 'truly an epic struggle between good and evil' or the chilling attack of the Rubbermaid on Christmas Eve in the stacks at the Cornell Library 'best read in a well lit room - trust me!'. A perfect book for a long flight, a beach vacation, or just a mental escape from the daily grind of everyday life.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 16, 2005

    Truly Wonderful

    Ruff creates a story so fantastic, yet somehow highly believable. The cast of characters is immense, yet Ruff is able to intertwine them all so flawlessly that Charles Dickens himself couldn't have done better. Not to mention this motley crew includes Bohemians on horseback, members of a Lord of the Rings geek fraternity, magical sprites, evil frat boys, and talking animals. Set at my Alma mater, Cornell University, the plot is both highly complex and easy to follow at once. Ruff fills his novel with messages about love and social commentary, while also creating an awesome fantasy novel. Although I have yet to see a dragon or sprite on campus, I would not be surprised to stumble upon the secluded Tolkien house or a perhaps a canine studies calss or two... A seamless blend of reality and fantasy, and truly a fantastic novel. Buy this one and read it.

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