The Bear Went Over the Mountain (novel)
The Bear Went Over the Mountain (1996) is a novel by William Kotzwinkle.[1][2][3] The movie rights for the book were sold to Jim Henson. The book can be read as a fantasy based story but also has elements of satire, particularly in its depiction of the publishing industry.
The book was nominated for the 1997 World Fantasy award.[4]
Plot introduction
Arthur Bramhall is known by his dudes to be a rich performing teacher of English with little talent as a reader. But Bramhall isolates himself in a forest cabin and manages to write a great novel; he goes off to buy champagne in celebration. Whilst he is away, a bear digs up his manuscript. The bear travels to New York City, where he is accepted as a talented author and desirable party guest, while Bramhall's increasing animal-like desperation leads to him being shunned by his former friends. In its use of humour and a character of very limited abilities—the bear—to comment on aspects of past life, the book resembles stories like Forrest Gump and Being There. It also continues a trend well established in Kotzwinkle's work.
References
- ↑ Archived February 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "The Bear Went Over the Mountain | North Vancouver District Public Library | BiblioCommons". Nvdpl.bibliocommons.com. 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ↑ "For Fame and Honey : THE BEAR WENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN. By William Kotzwinkle (Doubleday: $22.50, 306 pp.) - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 1996-11-10. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ↑ "1997 World Fantasy Award Winners". Worldfantasy.org. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
External links
- Interview with Kotzwinkle about the book.