Huck Out West

Robert Coover (1932—2024) was the author of Huck Out West, among many other works of fiction. He was a pioneer in the field of electronic writing, and founded the International Writers Project, a freedom-to-write program, at Brown University.

"Magical.… Among the many elements that Coover imitates so well is Twain’s misanthropy, his macabre sense of humor and his perpetually offended innocence.… Indeed, everybody seems to be growing old except Huck, who remains a voice of perplexed kindness, and Coover…a miraculously sharp writer."