Description: THE HONEY BADGER ROBERT RUARK MCGRAW-HILL, NEW YORK 1965 1st edition. 22 x 15 cm. 569 pp. HB/DJ In prose as lean, masculine, and muscular as his hero, Ruark traces Alec Barr through New York, London, and the Congo to his ironic end—not in darkest Africa but prosaic New Jersey. There are bombs and bullfights in THE HONEY BADGER, rich restaurants, elephant hunts, movie sets, and the garish excitement of wartime Washington. At the center of it all, there is the supremely successful American male of the mid-twentieth century in desperate search of himself. The novel's title is taken from Alec Barr's own searing comment: "There is a bloody brave little animal called the honey badger in Africa. It may be the meanest animal in the world. It kills for malice and for sport, and it does not go for the jugular—it goes straight for the groin. It has a hell of a lot in common with the modern American woman." THE HONEY BADGER is an honest and full-bodied novel—a story whose truth no man can ignore and few women will dare acknowledge. THE HONEY BADGER ROBERT RUARK MCGRAW-HILL, NEW YORK 1965 First edition. In prose as lean, masculine, and muscular as his hero, Ruark traces Alec Barr through New York, London, and the Congo to his ironic end—not in darkest Africa but prosaic New Jersey. There are bombs and bullfights in THE HONEY BADGER, rich restaurants, elephant hunts, movie sets, and the garish excitement of wartime Washington. At the center of it all, there is the supremely successful American male of the mid-twentieth century in desperate search of himself. The novel's title is taken from Alec Barr's own searing comment: "There is a bloody brave little animal called the honey badger in Africa. It may be the meanest animal in the world. It kills for malice and for sport, and it does not go for the jugular—it goes straight for the groin. It has a hell of a lot in common with the modern American woman." THE HONEY BADGER is an honest and full-bodied novel—a story whose truth no man can ignore and few women will dare acknowledge. 22 x 15 cm. 569 pp. Very good + condition. Dust jacket faded on the spine (now in protective cover).Shelf wear to the edges of the boards. Page edges slightly age toned. Small booksellers label of Trophy Room Books on the rear endpaper. Get images that make Supersized seem small. THE simple solution for eBay sellers.
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Author: R Ruark
Binding: Hardback
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Fiction Subject: Novels
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Year Printed: 1965
