The Prophet Pasqual

by Robert Wintner and Robert Wintner

This is a story about three middle aged men; lost souls, all looking for something, who meet while studying martial arts. There is Ed McGuy, a simple giant-sized sanyasin who feels a calling to be a guru; Richie Smith, an alcoholic tough-guy bartender who aspires to be a blues guitarist although not a very good musician; and Ray Lloyd, a reformed pot grower and successful tree farmer who can't seem to connect with women.One day, for the most unexpected...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579620507
• ISBN13: 9781579620509
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Permanent Press (NY)
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

The best novel on Hawaii I've yet read.

This isn't a send-up of the guru industry in Hawaii but more. This is the kind of writing I have a very hard time finding these days in the book stores. Line for Line, Wintner keeps the pages turning. These characters are people I've known, and though I only spent a short time in "Paradise", this novel took me right back to it. I look forward to the next Wintner installment, Homoncolus.

No walk in the park

I'm pleased to say that the reaction in Publisher's Weekly was written by the same reviewer who equally disparaged my first novel, WHIRLAWAY, in '94. Kirkus declined that book on the grounds of content. WHIRLAWAY still garners a strong following among the charter boat crews in Hawaii and is now on the RECOMMENDED READING LIST OF THE MAUI COUNTY LIBRARY. Both Whirlaway and The Prophet Pasqual should be rated PG 23 and should not be given to Shiite Christians for review. It's a bad match and won't work out well for anyone. Values are personal, and this is the USA.

A Toast to Wintner!

This is the first time I've had the pleasure of reading one of Robert Wintner's novels. As a resident of Hawaii, I can attest that the content in Wintner's book is true to life. Though the characters Wintner uses to tell his story are a bit outragious and unbelievable, the combination of these colorful, zany characters and Wintner's message make The Prophet Pasqual a refreshing read without the usual bull. The Prophet Pasqual has since made the rounds among my friends and we're eager for more. Will you carry more of Wintner's novels in the future? We'll be looking...

What a fantastic view of Hawaii!

Wintner creates another Hawaii as his charachters lead you on a mesmerizing tour of the underside of life in the islands-a world populated by druggies and straights, boozers and teetotalers, winners and losers, predators and prey, in action set against a Hawaii I'll bet you never saw before. A stunning performance. After I read this book I got his "Ice King". READ Robert Wintner. HE WRITES GOOD STUFF! Bravo!