{"product_id":"fool-paperback","title":"Fool - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hilarious, always inventive, this is a book for all, especially uptight English teachers, bardolaters, and ministerial students.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFool\u003c\/em\u003e--the bawdy and outrageous \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller from the unstoppable Christopher Moore--is a hilarious new take on William Shakespeare's \u003cem\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/em\u003e...as seen through the eyes of the foolish liege's clownish jester, Pocket. A rousing tale of \"gratuitous shagging, murder, spanking, maiming, treason, and heretofore unexplored heights of vulgarity and profanity,\" \u003cem\u003eFool\u003c\/em\u003e joins Moore's own \u003cem\u003eLamb\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFluke\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Stupidest Angel\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eYou Suck \u003c\/em\u003e as modern masterworks of satiric wit and sublimely twisted genius, prompting Carl Hiassen to declare Christopher Moore \"a very sick man, in the very best sense of the word.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVerily speaks Christopher Moore, much-beloved scrivener and peerless literary jester, who hath writteneth much that is of grand wit and belly-busting mirth, including such laureled bestsellers of the \u003cem\u003eTimes of Olde Newe Yorke as Lamb\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Dirty Job\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eYou Suck: A Love Story\u003c\/em\u003e. Now he takes on no less than the legendary Bard himself (with the utmost humility and respect) in a twisted and insanely funny tale of a moronic monarch and his deceitful daughters--a rousing story of plots, subplots, counterplots, betrayals, war, revenge, bared bosoms, unbridled lust . . . and a ghost (there's always a bloody ghost), as seen through the eyes of a man wearing a codpiece and bells on his head. \u003c\/p\u003e--Valdosta Times (Georgia) on FOOL\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVerily speaks Christopher Moore, much-beloved scrivener and peerless literary jester, who hath writteneth much that is of grand wit and belly-busting mirth, including such laureled bestsellers of the \u003cem\u003eTimes of Olde Newe Yorke as Lamb\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Dirty Job\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eYou Suck: A Love Story\u003c\/em\u003e. Now he takes on no less than the legendary Bard himself (with the utmost humility and respect) in a twisted and insanely funny tale of a moronic monarch and his deceitful daughters--a rousing story of plots, subplots, counterplots, betrayals, war, revenge, bared bosoms, unbridled lust . . . and a ghost (there's always a bloody ghost), as seen through the eyes of a man wearing a codpiece and bells on his head. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 23, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695127171135,"sku":"9780060590321","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5b4cf1fc57ace47838af1a6005329cde.webp?v=1765002732","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/fool-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}