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Satire, Southern Gothic, and Literary Fiction

The Mulching of America by Harry Crews

The Mulching of America by Harry Crews

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A Dark Southern Gothic Satire of Corporate Greed, Consumer Cults, and American Salesmanship

Harry Crews delivers a dark corporate satire following Hickum Looney, a top door-to-door salesman for "Soaps for Life," a dystopian janitorial supply monopoly. Hickum lives for the annual sales competition run by "Boss," a tyrannical corporate executive who demands total loyalty from his sales force.

When Hickum wins the coveted sales award, Boss Subjects him to bizarre public humiliations and corporate rituals inside a bizarre hotel convention. Plunged into an absurd odyssey involving competitive cross-dressing and consumerist rituals, Hickum unravels the grotesque reality of corporate America.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Southern Gothic icon Harry Crews delivers a scathing black comedy on late-stage capitalism and corporate absurdity. Essential reading for fans of Chuck Palahniuk, Flannery O'Connor, and Thomas Pynchon.

Book Details

ISBN: 9780684809342

Binding: Hardcover

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Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Pages: 272

Author:

  • Harry Crews

Language: English

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