AUTHOR: Endre Farkas
ISBN: 0921833296
In the honourable tradition of satire, Howl Too, Eh? holds up a funhouse mirror to pretension and pomposity, reflecting the absurdity that surrounds us in these confusing and dangerous times. Endre Farkas and Ken Norris, with a little help from Artie Gold and Tom Konyves, have collaborated to produce a collection of satiric poems that poke fun at everyone: from the Baby Boomers to rabid nationalists and sell-out Canucks. A howl of a book. Included in this volume are excellent parodies of T.S. Eliot's "The Hollow Men," Leonard Cohen's "The Only Tourist in Havana Turns His Thoughts Homeward," and Allan Ginsberg's "America," "A Supermarket in California," "Sunflower Sutra," and "Howl." In 1988 Farkas and Norris' parody of "Howl" was published in National Lampoon. For the first time it is available in book form in Canada.
REVIEWS: "In this little book, the two authors and a couple of their colleagues collaborate to snipe at a variety of targets in Québec (the province of their origin), in Canada, and in the United States. It's hard to imagine any country in the world that lends itself more readily to satirical treatment than Canada and, of all the Canadian provinces, Québec." Canadian Book Review Annual
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