The Accidental Tourist (1985)
The Accidental Tourist is a 1985 death book written by Anne Tyler.
Macon Leary writes guidebooks for business travelers who dread leaving home, teaching them to see as little of a foreign country as possible. He shares their instinct. After a loss cracks his careful, muffled life open, Macon retreats into rigid habits and the company of his equally odd siblings. Then Muriel, a brash dog trainer with a sickly son and no talent for restraint, walks in and refuses to be managed. Anne Tyler's 1985 Baltimore novel is a quiet, funny study of grief, routine, and the small mercy of being pulled back toward the world.
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What is The Accidental Tourist about?
Macon Leary writes guidebooks for business travelers who dread leaving home, teaching them to see as little of a foreign country as possible. He shares their instinct. After a loss cracks his careful, muffled life open, Macon retreats into rigid habits and the company of his equally odd siblings. Then Muriel, a brash dog trainer with a sickly son and no talent for restraint, walks in and refuses to be managed. Anne Tyler's 1985 Baltimore novel is a quiet, funny study of grief, routine, and the small mercy of being pulled back toward the world.
When was The Accidental Tourist published?
The Accidental Tourist was published in 1985.
Who made The Accidental Tourist?
The Accidental Tourist was written by Anne Tyler.
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Start with the 1988 film adaptation directed by Lawrence Kasdan, with William Hurt as Macon and Geena Davis in her Oscar-winning turn as Muriel. If you like a guarded man coaxed back to life by an unstoppable woman, the film As Good as It Gets plays in the same register, funny and a little raw.