A brilliant send-up of our contemporary culture from Sam Lipsyte the critically acclaimed
author of Home Land centered around an unwitting mindfulness guru and the phenomenon he
initiates. In an America convulsed by political upheaval cultural discord environmental
collapse and spiritual confusion many folks are searching for peace salvation and-perhaps
most immediately-just a little damn focus. Enter Hark Morner an unwitting guru whose technique
of Mental Archery-a combination of mindfulness mythology fake history yoga and well
archery-is set to captivate the masses and raise him to near-messiah status. It's a role he
never asked for and one he is woefully underprepared to take on. But his inner-circle of
modern pilgrims have other plans as do some suddenly powerful fringe players including a
renegade Ivy League ethicist a gentle Swedish kidnapper a crossbow-hunting veteran of jungle
drug wars a social media tycoon with an empire on the skids and a mysteriously influential
(but undeniably slimy) catfish. In this social satire of the highest order Sam Lipsyte the
New York Times bestseller and master of the form reaches new peaks of daring in a novel that
revels in contemporary absurdity and the wild poetry of everyday language while exploring the
emotional truths of his characters. Hark is a smart incisive look at men women and children
seeking meaning and dignity in a chaotic ridiculous and often dangerous world.
