The Elephant

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The Elephant is written by Richard Rayner and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0788191071 (ISBN 10) and 9780788191077 (ISBN 13).

This funny and distinctive book by British author Richard Rayner, which reads more like a novel than a travelogue, is about versions of the truth, the mystery of names, sexual hysteria and a fear of not-feeling; about myths of family, of seduction, and of provincial England. Most of all perhaps, it is about emotional change, and about 3going to see the elephant,2 and that in turn is the story of the relationship between a son, Headingley, and his prodigal father, Jack Hamer. Hamer is a man in the death business, and his son is a self-confessed fantasist and liar who is named after a cricket field. The joy of the book is its humor - -a terrific piece of road comedy.