Harry Crews | Literary Fiction

The Mulching of America by Harry Crews

Name: The Mulching of America by Harry Crews
Brand: Fehmerling Books
SKU: 0684809346
Price: 38.00 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780684809342

The Mulching of America by Harry Crews

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Book Specifications

Format: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (1995)
Length: 272 pages
Genre: Literary Fiction
ISBN: 9780684809342

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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.

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