Zany!

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.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.