BISHOP BERKELEY'S TREE

About the Book

Bishop Berkeley’s Tree, the famous tree that fell in the forrest without making a sound, is a collection of 26 related stories. These tales of deception and self-deception, of children and criminals, of jokers and fanatics, of bigots and diplomats, of victims and villains, all explore some aspect of the relationship between truth and perception. Given the unstable nature of this relationship, all of these stories, even the most grim, should be read as comedies.

About the Author

Patrick E. Kennon is retired after serving 25 years in the Central Intelligence Agency. Before joining the CIA, Mr. Kennon worked as an interpreter during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, as an oilman in Argentina, and as a sailor in the Caribbean. Mr. Kennon is the author of two nonfiction works, Twilight of Democracy and Tribe and Empire. Although Mr. Kennon published short fiction in Esquire magazine in the 1950s, this is his first book-length work in the genre. Mr. Kennon lives in Falls Church, Virginia.