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The MacGuffin (American Literature Series)
Stanley Elkin
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Description for The MacGuffin (American Literature Series)
paperback. Series: American Literature Series. Num Pages: 283 pages. BIC Classification: AP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
As he's chauffeured about in his official limousine, aging City Commissioner of Streets Bobbo Druff comes to a frightening realization: he's lost force, the world has started to condescend to him. His once fear-inspiring figure has become everyone's "little old lady." In retaliation, Druff constructs a paranoid plot--his "MacGuffin"--within which (he believes) everyone is out to get him. With unabashed enthusiasm Druff starts an illicit affair (in order to incriminate himself), instigates fights with his employees, invents lies for his family--in short, does everything in his power to create a world in which he is placed safely and firmly ... Read more
As he's chauffeured about in his official limousine, aging City Commissioner of Streets Bobbo Druff comes to a frightening realization: he's lost force, the world has started to condescend to him. His once fear-inspiring figure has become everyone's "little old lady." In retaliation, Druff constructs a paranoid plot--his "MacGuffin"--within which (he believes) everyone is out to get him. With unabashed enthusiasm Druff starts an illicit affair (in order to incriminate himself), instigates fights with his employees, invents lies for his family--in short, does everything in his power to create a world in which he is placed safely and firmly ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
Series
American Literature Series
Number of Pages
283
Place of Publication
Normal, IL, United States
ISBN
9781564782236
SKU
V9781564782236
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About Stanley Elkin
Stanley Elkin (1930-1995) was an award-winning author of novels, short stories, and essays. Born in the Bronx, Elkin received his BA and PhD from the University of Illinois and in 1960 became a professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis where he taught until his death. His critically acclaimed works include the National Book Critics Circle Award-winners George ... Read more
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