The Lunatic

The first-ever US publication of the Caribbean comic classic that is also a major motion picture.

“The author never relaxes his hilarious examination of the island’s taboos . . . By far the funniest book I’ve read in a decade, although its ribald atmosphere is sprayed with the pepper-gas of aggressive social satire.” —Washington Post Book World

Aloysius is the village madman, tolerated by neighbors but forced to eke out a living doing odd jobs. His only company are the animals, trees, and bus...