The Heroic Adventures of Donny Coyote - Softcover

Mitchell, Ken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1550502638 ISBN 13: 9781550502633

Publisher: Coteau Books, 2003

Synopsis

Ken Mitchell, one of Canada's premier story-tellers, returns with this riotous, outrageous retelling of the Cervantes classic, starring Donny Coyote and his recycling depot side-kick, the foul-mouthed and conniving Sandra Douleur. The naïve and good-hearted Donny gains his inspiration not from stories of romantic chivalry, but from superhero comic books. He and Sandra quit their jobs at a recycling depot in Moose Jaw and head south in their trusty Coyote Mobile, a converted welding truck. They see the natural wonders of Yellowstone Park before arriving in the most outrageous place on the continent - Las Vegas.

Along the way, Donny determinedly tries to right the wrongs of the world, while Sandra looks for ways to make a fast buck. Donny tilts at wind turbines, steals a wash basin which he mistakes for the helmet of the superhero Flash, and encounters a strange hermit.

The Heroic Adventures of Donny Coyote is both a parable and a savagely comic satire of North American values and the need for heroes, all wrapped in an extravagant, hilarious misadventure that is as action-packed and vivid as any comic book.

About this title

About the Author

Ken Mitchell is internationally known as the author or editor of over twenty books, as well as works for film, television and the stage. His last novel The Stones of the Dalai Lama was favourably reviewed in The New York Times Book Review. Other books include Wandering Rafferty, The Con Man, Everybody Gets Something Here and the Coteau compendium of his writing Ken Mitchell Country.

Edition details

• Publisher: Coteau Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1550502638
• ISBN 13: 9781550502633
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320