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The poorhouse fair: "Set in the near future of 1978, The Poorhouse Fair stages a conflict between John Hook, a rebellious ninety-four-year-old former schoolteacher now a resident of a rural poorhouse, and young Mr. Conner, the utilitarian humanist who runs the facility, as an allegory of resist...
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The Library of America,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Library of America ;
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The poorhouse fair: "Set in the near future of 1978, The Poorhouse Fair stages a conflict between John Hook, a rebellious ninety-four-year-old former schoolteacher now a resident of a rural poorhouse, and young Mr. Conner, the utilitarian humanist who runs the facility, as an allegory of resistance in a world of systems and efficiencies. Rabbit, run: Disgusted with his young wife's mental and physical stagnation and his depressing family life, Rabbit Angstrom climbs into his Ford and departs for an uncertain destination. The centaur: This story retells the Greek myth of the centaur, Chiron, who sacrifices his immortality for Prometheus. In the retelling, Olympus becomes Olinger High School; Chiron teaches general science; and, Prometheus is his 15-year-old son. Of the farm: New York advertising man brings his new family to visit the farm of his youth, thereby encountering ghosts of the past. |
| Carrier Form: | xi, 813 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Audience: | Adults. |
| ISBN: |
9781598535815 (hardcover) : 1598535811 (hardcover) |
| CLC: | I712.45 |
| Call Number: | I712.45/U66-38 |
| Contents: | The poorhouse fair -- Rabbit, run -- The centaur -- Of the farm. |