Wildly off-beat, whimsical, humorous, and philosophical,
here is an adventure story to engross the mind,
warm the heart, and quicken the imagination.
world-renowned concert violinist Zoltan Zany
has been sitting in his living room armchair for an entire
year, contemplating—with the help of his unconventional
friends and austrian housekeeper—the future direction
of his life. Meanwhile, his etymologist son, attila, along with an israeli linguist
and archaeologist named isaac mashugi, is traveling—in search of the
first word uttered by man—to eastern turkey’s mt. ararat, where they
believe this original ur-word can be found by discovering Noah’s ark.
they are joined there by the elder Zany. They discover the word and, on a quest for further adventure, return to America to launch a new kind of travel business—Posthumous
tours, specializing in dead customers and raising funds by selling reincarnation
insurance.
