Anton's Leap

By Frank Gagliano

Part political thriller, part sex farce, ANTON'S LEAP is the surreal comic memoir of a fictional ballet dancer defecting from Cold-War Russia and ending up on an erotic journey across Eastern Europe. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419692003
• ISBN13: 9781419692000
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A circus of the mind

When you decide to climb onto this ride, keep your hands and feet inside at all times because once you're on it, there's no getting off! A gifted playwright has proven to be a gifted author with this novel. There is no guessing as to what will happen next in this wacky, off-beat story of Anton. Very cinematic in style and tone, you will have no trouble visualizing the story as you read it...loud, brash, hilarious, and fast moving. It will leave you gasping for breath.

Great Read

Anton's Leap Not since A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES by John Kennedy Toole has such a hysterical and mad world been created with such a sub textual familiar truth to it. ANTON'S LEAP by Frank Gagliano seems to be written by a both wildly talented, irreverent bad boy and a seasoned master of both life and prose. Pick up the book, and I dare you not to laugh and shiver with recognition. Great ready for a real good time. Victor Bumbalo

Picaresque is Insufficient

The word picaresque is too tame to describe the zany, surreal narrative of Anton's hilarious experiences. And yet in the midst of the off-the-wall hilarity there is a serious metaphor for much of what goes on today in our mad, mad world. Richard Price

Don't wait - leap now!

But take a deep breath first - this is a rollercoaster for the psyche. I loved every second of this dazzling literary adventure which I guarantee is like no other (and I read A LOT!) The events that unfold are hilarious, horrendous, just plain fun, and deeply moving - depending on which part of the ride you're on; but above all, they reflect Anton's theory that in life, as in art, audacity is everything. This "leap" stretches the mind of the reader (and especially the mind of the artist) into startling and scrumptious territory. A truly extraordinary achievement!

A word of mouth best-seller

Anton's Leap by Frank Gagliano is a wildly imaginative page turner, replete with original fantasy and sensuality. He is a master wordsmith, with engaging poetic descriptions of every aspect of human foibles. It is comic and profound at the same time, a story that will remain permanently imprinted in your mind.