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The beatles the fool on the hill sheet music in d major. Myth and reality collide on an ithaca campus in a comic fantasy of wonderful energy, invention, and generosity of spirit alison lurie. Fool on the hill isbn 08025358 is a 1988 comic fantasy novel by matt ruff, set at cornell university in ithaca, new york plot summary. Matt ruffs fourth novel, bad monkeys is a genrebending rollercoaster ride that morphs from an intense, psychological drama to the unpredictable realm of science fiction thriller. Set in the present at cornell university, the book features the crisscrossing adventures of a dogandcat team looking for pet heaven, a straggly continue reading matt ruff. A novel, which i loved, and i wanted to try his first novel to see if i wanted to read more of his work. Fool on the hill by matt ruff meet your next favorite book.
I have read all of his published books and have enjoyed all of them. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. Stephen titus george is a young writerinresidence at cornell university in upstate new york. He lives in seattle, washington, with his wife, lisa gold. His first novel, fool on the hill, quickly became a cult hit on college campuses nationwide, and put a new spin on fantasy. Author of set this house in order, fool on the hill, bad monkeys, sewer, gas and electric, the mirage, alcantarillado, gas y electricidadsewer systems, gas and electricity, fool on the hill. The associated press like philip roths the plot against america, the premise behind ruffs alternatehistory novel is chilling. The book has been awarded with mythopoeic fantasy award nominee. Beyond that quirk, though, this is a terrific story.