| Title | : | The Winner of the Slow Bicycle Race |
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| ISBN | : | 1888363444 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781888363449 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 |
| Publication | : | First published June 1, 1996 |
The Winner of the Slow Bicycle Race collects both Krassner's later stories, as well as his most famous satirical pieces from past years. Swiftian in intention and contemporary in subject matter, the book reveals Krassner to have the heart of a muckraker and the spirituality of a seeker after truth. In Krassner's world, Lyndon Johnson chuckles over the dead corpse of J.F.K., a psychiatrist hypnotically regresses a woman who shot her television set, and Nancy Reagan's "Just say no to drugs" becomes "If anybody tries to sell you an ounce of marijuana for $500, that's way too expensive, so just say no." Kneading fantasy into reality, Krassner ferrets out the higher truths that spotlight the absurdity all around.
The Winner of the Slow Bicycle Race Reviews
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Has a range of material from throughout his career going back to 1958. Sometimes great, more often dated, as you'd expect from satire. I bought the book at a 2012 college appearance by Krassner, who signed it: "To David, Thanks for ghost-writing this book..." It's a keeper for that alone.
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Paul Krassner's kinda hit and miss with me. In this collection, he covers roughly 30 years of politics and pop culture with pessimistic zeal. A few of the stories in here aren't even worth mentioning, but I'll give it 4 stars if only for "Thomas Eagleton Seagull". This absolutely floored me... Pure Genius!
