A famed violinist and his linguist son find their paths in life in this hilarious tale.

Wildly off-beat, whimsical, humorous, and philosophicalhere is an adventure story to engross the mindwarm the heart, and quicken the imagination.world-renowned concert violinist Zoltan Zanyhas been sitting in his living room armchair for an entireyear, contemplating—with the help of his unconventionalfriends and austrian housekeeper—the future directionof his life. Meanwhile, his etymologist son, attila, along with an israeli linguistand archaeologist named isaac mashugi, is traveling—in search of thefirst word uttered by man—to eastern turkey’s mt. ararat, where theybelieve this original ur-word can be found by discovering Noah’s ark.they are joined there by the elder Zany. They discover the word and, on a quest for further adventure, return to America to launch a new kind of travel business—Posthumoustours, specializing in dead customers and raising funds by selling reincarnationinsurance.here is an adventure story to engross the mind, warm the heart, and quicken the imagination.World-renowned concert violinist Zoltan Zanyhas been sitting in his living room armchair for an entireyear, contemplating—with the help of his unconventionalfriends and austrian housekeeper—the future directionof his life. Meanwhile, his etymologist son, attila, along with an israeli linguistand archaeologist named isaac mashugi, is traveling—in search of thefirst word uttered by man—to eastern turkey’s mt. ararat, where theybelieve this original ur-word can be found by discovering Noah’s ark.they are joined there by the elder Zany. They discover the word and, on a quest for further adventure, return to America to launch a new kind of travel business—Posthumoustours, specializing in dead customers and raising funds by selling reincarnation insurance.

Wildly off-beat, whimsical, humorous, and philosophicalhere is an adventure story to engross the mindwarm the heart, and quicken the imagination.world-renowned concert violinist Zoltan Zanyhas been sitting in his living room armchair for an entireyear, contemplating—with the help of his unconventionalfriends and austrian housekeeper—the future directionof his life. Meanwhile, his etymologist son, attila, along with an israeli linguistand archaeologist named isaac mashugi, is traveling—in search of thefirst word uttered by man—to eastern turkey’s mt. ararat, where theybelieve this original ur-word can be found by discovering Noah’s ark.they are joined there by the elder Zany. They discover the word and, on a quest for further adventure, return to America to launch a new kind of travel business—Posthumoustours, specializing in dead customers and raising funds by selling reincarnationinsurance.