Pastoralia [electronic resource]
Saunders, George2013
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In PASTORALIA elements of contemporary life are twisted, merged and amplified into a slightly skewed version of modern America. A couple live and work in a caveman theme-park, where speaking is an instantly punishable offence. A born loser attends a self-help seminar where he is encouraged to rid himself of all the people who are ‘crapping in your oatmeal'. And a male exotic dancer and his family are terrorised by their decomposing aunt who visits them with a solemn message from beyond the grave. With an uncanny combination of deadpan naturalism and uproarious humour, George Saunders creates a world that is both indelibly original and yet hauntingly familiar ...
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[Place of publication not identified] : Bloomsbury Paperbacks, 2013
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1 online resource (1 text file)
ISBN:
9781408841495
Language:
English
BRN:
3359883