A Fine Madness

By Elliott Baker

Book Overview

A FINE MADNESS is about a creative spirit's struggle for survival in an analytical society. Samson Shillitoe, is (according to Shelly's definition) one of "the unacknowledged legislators of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0007E6H42
• Release Date: January 1965
• Publisher: Signet Books
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Story of a poet who find trouble in a world he doesnt fit in

Samson Shillitoe finds A Fine Madness in a world he understands all to well. An unexpected poet, the gruff Shillitoe upsets his wife, his landlord, his boss, a lawyer, a psychologist, a cop, and every woman he meets in this cockamamy tale. But one of the most interesting parts is the way Baker tells the story. He writes it like a narrator following, not one character, but different charcters at different times. A bit sexy at some times, but great book for any poet. Also a movie.