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Appearing just ahead of the 2017 bicentennial of Henry David Thoreau's birth, Funny-Ass Thoreau is the premiere book of its kind, a collection of the famous (and famously "antisocial") author's most uproarious writing. Here's Thoreau in his own words as he tries to wrangle a pig, pees in the woods, loses a tooth, laughs at Emerson shooing off his own cow, observes the slippery slapstick of snowmelt and mud in the Concord streets, elaborates on his dislike of other men’s bowels, and more.
Edited and with an introduction by Atelier26 publisher M. Allen Cunningham, this hilarious compendium gives us, at long last, the so-called "hermit" of Walden Pond in marvelous display of his most underappreciated quality: his killer sense of humor.
"I'm really proud to bring this book to readers," says Cunningham, who first traveled from his home on the Pacific coast to Concord, Massachusetts for an annual meeting of the Thoreau Society when he was nineteen years old. He has been reading Thoreau for twenty-five years. "Funny-Ass Thoreau adds something unique to our perspective on this writer's infinite genius. I can't describe what endless fun I've had digging deep into Thoreau's wit while compiling this collection. Readers will absolutely share that joy, and I'm especially keen on seeing the book catch on with people young and old who are new to Thoreau's work."
With Funny-Ass Thoreau, Atelier26 inaugurates the Regeneration Series, a new line of titles dedicated to bringing the best of bygone literary voices back into currency through small, friendly, handsomely designed editions. Volume 2 in the series is already planned and will be announced soon.
Funny-Ass Thoreau will be distributed to the trade by Independent Publishers Group/Small Press United, available through all standard wholesale channels, and sold direct to readers through the Atelier26 web-store. Pre-orders open soon.
For more information, or to request a review copy, please contact Atelier26 Books at atelier26books [at] gmail [dot] com.
