eoeThe Perfect Foole charts the progress of a collection of misfits, spread across the wide open spaces of Arizona and the narrow streets of South London, all unwittingly caught up in a quest for the Holy Grail. Mr Lewis believes he was once an astronaut; Sid and Dannye(tm)s Dire Straits covers band isn't exactly filling the pubs of Streatham; Tracy travels between Las Vegas and the Mexican border, fleeing the suspicion that she's a serial killer; Bob, a Native American clown, no longer finds anything funny; Luther, an acid casualty 1960s rock star, has long since forgotten the most basic chord shapes; and Peter Rugg lost a cigarette down the back of a Portobello Road sofa thirty years ago and is still looking for it. These seemingly unrelated individuals eventually collide in the deserts of the American South-west, where they form an uneasy alliance. Stewart Leee(tm)s first novel combines an eclectic range of characters and cultures with an instinctive comic touch. Gold title e Stewart Lee is a high-profile, critcally acclaimed stand-up comedian who has also appeared on BBC Radio and TV e" The Perfect Fool is his widely acclaimed first novel e Major film deal already agreed with Daryl Hannah & Alan Rickman touted to star.