The Fool’s Progress

An Honest Novel

By: Edward Abbey

Narrated by: Danny Campbell

The Fool's Progress, the "fat masterpiece" as Edward Abbey labeled it, is his most important piece of writing: It reveals the complete Ed Abbey, from the green grass of his memory as a child in Appalachia to his approaching death in Tuscon at age 62.

When his third wife abandons him in Tucson, boozing, misanthropic anarchist Henry Holyoak Lightcap shoots his refrigerator and sets off in a battered pick-up truck for his ancestral home in West Virginia. Accompanied only by his dying dog and his memories, the irascible warhorse (a stand-in for the "real" Abbey) begins a bizarre cross-country odyssey - determined to make peace with his past-and to wage one last war against the ravages of "progress".

©1990 Edward Abbey (P)2018 Tantor

Ed Abby - Full Circle

This is a great book to listen to after all his others. It really puts them all into perspective. Great narration as always, Danny!

The character development.

Crass at times as if Henry was manic. But overall, it was a good listen.

Great story, narrative so-so

Narrator slaughters the pronunciation of several places and items mentioned by Abbey that a characteristics of the Southwest.

Henry is a free spirit, shockingly "honest".

Great writer. I must say I have never read a book quite like this. What "ISM" can't be found within the story. I laughed and laughed.

just wonderful!

I really loved this book. especially the ending. I may be spoiled by listening to lots of Steven Percy as a narrator, but I thought the narrator could have been better. he wasn't bad, he just wasn't great. but the writing is brilliant and the story very engaging.