by Jerzy Kosinski

isbn: 0553279300
subject: Fiction and Literature, Humor
finished: 11/18/1997

This is a short, funny book about a man who can only react to events in terms of things he's seen on television. He is a blank slate, and everyone sees in him what they want to see. Being There can be read on several levels; it's an ironic commentary on modern life and the influence of television, and also an existentialist novel about Chance's quest for identity. Recommended.