The Idiot

Description

The Idiot is a humorous book, written in the unique style of John Kendrick Bangs, the inventor of the Bangsian fantasy (fiction that features famous characters and their actions in the afterlife) and the author of so many entertaining, satirical books.

The book is about a strange character who is believed to be simple-minded, but who outwits everyone around him and becomes very successful in private life as well as in his career. As a matter of fact, the idiot is not an idiot at all – what his circle of friends and acquaintances consider to be foolishness proves to be creativity and wit and the reader cannot but sympathize with him and laugh at his funny take on life. The reader learns about the protagonist’s comings and goings from conversations held at the breakfast table at the boarding house the Idiot rents a room in and even though he is permanently criticized, sometimes even ridiculed by his fellow boarders, they must, in the end, admit that he is intelligent and must congratulate him on his success.

The Idiot is an entertaining and refreshing read for anyone, for those already familiar with Bangs’ special take on life and society and for those looking for an introduction into his funny world. The story is part of The Idiot series, stories written in the same witty and entertaining style and based on the same idea of the apparently stupid, but in fact very intelligent character, so if you liked this one and you are looking for some more, you can go on to read The Idiot at Home, The Inventions of the Idiot, The Genial Idiot or Half-Hours with the Idiot, or Bangs’ other stories such as Alice in Blunderland or Over the Plum Pudding – you will surely enjoy them just as much as you enjoyed the original Idiot story.
[amz_corss_sell asin=”1775429598″]