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The Time Trip

4.1/5 ( ratings)

After his bored and ignored wife Penny Gamesh ends it all by sticking her head inside a microwave oven and checking into the her husband Barney discovers he loves her and wants her back. He engineers a daring computer crime, plugging into a network of government computers, and travels back in time to Mesopotamia, 2542 B.C., to talk to King Gilgamesh, who tried to unlock the secrets of immortality. There, Barney falls in love with Penny’s former incarnation, a temple prostitute. And he explores his capacity for love and friendship and challenges the mystery of death. The results surprise everyone.

In this boisterous time trip of discovery, Rob Swigart trains his inventive wit on love and loss, guilt and redemption, gurus, high technology, multiple orgasms and cryogenics. His fans will revel in his satire and laugh uproariously through his new novel—his most inventive yet.

Language: English

Pages: 329

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company (Boston)

Release: March 14, 1979

ISBN: 0395277566

ISBN 13: 9780395277560

The Time Trip

4.1/5 ( ratings)

After his bored and ignored wife Penny Gamesh ends it all by sticking her head inside a microwave oven and checking into the her husband Barney discovers he loves her and wants her back. He engineers a daring computer crime, plugging into a network of government computers, and travels back in time to Mesopotamia, 2542 B.C., to talk to King Gilgamesh, who tried to unlock the secrets of immortality. There, Barney falls in love with Penny’s former incarnation, a temple prostitute. And he explores his capacity for love and friendship and challenges the mystery of death. The results surprise everyone.

In this boisterous time trip of discovery, Rob Swigart trains his inventive wit on love and loss, guilt and redemption, gurus, high technology, multiple orgasms and cryogenics. His fans will revel in his satire and laugh uproariously through his new novel—his most inventive yet.

Language: English

Pages: 329

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company (Boston)

Release: March 14, 1979

ISBN: 0395277566

ISBN 13: 9780395277560

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