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About the Book

In Taking Off, the first installment of Eric Kraft's beguiling trilogy, Peter Leroy built an aerocycle in his parents' garage, working from designs he found in Impractical Craftsman magazine. Cheered on by the gathered residents of his small Long Island beach community, Peter readied his contraption for the adventure of a lifetime: a solo cross-country flight to New Mexico and back. Now Peter is ready to fly---and in On the Wing, he tells the hilarious tale of his journey across a mid-century America populated by eccentrics, crackerbarrel philosophers, and figments of the national imagination. In small hops, mostly consisting of "taxiing" and "landing," he visits roadside attractions and unusual towns: one where every casual expression and idiom is questioned (hence a diner offering "Real Diner Cooking" rather than real home cooking); another where he is chased with pitchforks and shotguns by citizens still traumatized by Orson Welles's "War of the Worlds"; a remote crossroads where he finds himself under attack by a low-flying plane; and finally a town near Roswell, New Mexico, where Peter becomes a phenomenon to rival Roswell's reputation for alien invasion. Along the way, Peter encounters other on-the-roaders, and finds himself pursued by a mysterious dark-haired girl, who continues to appear in different guises and seems strangely familiar, though he can't quite place her face. And, in a parallel contemporary journey undertaken with his wife, Albertine, the adult Peter revisits his long-ago journey, navigating as Albertine drives a vintage automobile through a much-changed America, and misremembering every step of the way. On the Wing is a playful but profound novel about an Icarus who does not crash and burn, but grows older, wiser, and productively forgetful as he reimagines his boyhood to create the story of his life.

About the Author :
Eric Kraft grew up in Babylon, New York, graduated from Harvard College, and holds a master's degree in teaching from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has taught school and written textbooks, and he was for a time co-owner and co-captain of a clam boat, which sank. He has been the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, was chairman of PEN New England, and has been awarded the John Dos Passos Prize for Literature. He and his wife, Madeline, live in New Rochelle, New York.

Review :
Proust gave the world In Search of Lost Time. Balzac enriched civilization with The Human Comedy. Eric Kraft bemuses and enthralls us with The Personal History, Adventures, Experiences, and Observations of Peter Leroy, a series of funny, erudite, and deliciously loony novels. Taking Off [is] the perfect jumping-in book for readers new to Kraft's vividly rendered and gleefully satirical fictional cosmos. Donna Seaman in Newsday on Taking Off Wildly inventive...a splendid start to this promising Flying trilogy. Michael Upchurch in The Seattle Times on Taking Off The past is recaptured in accents ruefully funny enough to turn Marcel Proust into Jacques Tati, in the latest Chronicle of Peter Leroy. Kirkus Reviews on Taking Off A deft piece of work a wonderful book---a hilarious and masterfully told tale. It's good to know there's more to come. St. Petersburg Times on Taking Off " Proust gave the world "In Search of Lost Time." Balzac enriched civilization with "The Human Comedy." Eric Kraft bemuses and enthralls us with "The Personal History, " "Adventures, Experiences, and Observations of Peter Leroy, " a series of funny, erudite, and deliciously loony novels. "Taking Off "[is] the perfect jumping-in book for readers new to Kraft's vividly rendered and gleefully satirical fictional cosmos. "Donna Seaman in Newsday on Taking Off" Wildly inventive...a splendid start to this promising "Flying" trilogy. "Michael Upchurch in The Seattle Times on Taking Off" "" The past is recaptured in accents ruefully funny enough to turn Marcel Proust into Jacques Tati, in the latest Chronicle of Peter Leroy. "Kirkus Reviews on Taking Off" A deft piece of work a wonderful book---a hilarious and masterfully told tale. It's good to know there's more to come. "St. Petersburg Times on Taking Off"" Praise for "Taking Off" "Proust gave the world "In Search of Lost Time." Balzac enriched civilization with "The Human Comedy." Eric Kraft bemuses and enthralls us with "The Personal History, ""Adventures, Experiences, and Observations of Peter Leroy, " a series of funny, erudite, and deliciously loony novels. "Taking Off "[is] the perfect jumping-in book for readers new to Kraft's vividly rendered and gleefully satirical fictional cosmos." ---Donna Seaman in "Newsday" " " "Wildly inventive...a splendid start to this promising "Flying" trilogy." ---Michael Upchurch in "The Seattle Times" "The past is recaptured in accents ruefully funny enough to turn Marcel Proust into Jacques Tati, in the latest Chronicle of Peter Leroy."---"Kirkus Reviews" " " "A deft piece of work a wonderful book---a hilarious and masterfully told tale. It's good to know there's more to come."---"St. Petersburg Times""


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781466884151
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press
  • Publisher Imprint: St. Martin's Press
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: 2 Flying: A Trilogy
  • ISBN-10: 1466884150
  • Publisher Date: 28 Oct 2014
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Sub Title: Book Two of Flying: A Trilogy


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