Little Follies

By Eric Kraft,

Book cover of Little Follies: The Personal History, Adventures, Experiences & Observations of Peter Leroy (So Far)

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1 author picked Little Follies as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Actually a collection of nine novellas set in the fictional town of Babbington, in an alternative-reality version of 1950s New York, this collection is historical fiction at its funniest and strangest, satirizing not only 1950s American culture but also our literary traditions.

Each novella chronicles a coming-of-age adventure of Peter Leroy (the author’s alter ego) in the style of a different classic-fiction genre, from a Huck Finn-style river journey to a Proustian moment at a family outing to a send-up of Aesop’s fables.

Wonderfully warm and filled with sly asides.

From Mark's list on witty historical novels.

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