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The Monkey Wrench Gang
Edward Abbey
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Description for The Monkey Wrench Gang
Paperback. The US government and big business teamed up to build dams and bridges across the American West. A band of individuals teamed up to prevent it happening. In this chaotic comedy their aim is to dismantle the machinery of progress through peaceful means, or otherwise. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 312.
'Revolutionary ... An extravagant, finely written tale of ecological sabotage' The New York Times
Audacious, controversial and hilarious, The Monkey Wrench Gang is Edward Abbey's masterpiece - a big, boisterous and unforgettable novel about freedom and commitment that ignited the flames of environmental activism.
Throughout the vast American West, nature is being vicitimized by a Big Government / Big Business conspiracy of bridges, dams and concrete. But a motley gang of individuals has decided that enough is enough. A burnt-out veteran, a mad doctor and a polygamist join forces in a noble cause: to dismantle the machinery ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141187624
SKU
V9780141187624
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Ref
99-98
About Edward Abbey
Edward Abbey was born in Pennsylvania in 1927 and spent most of his life in the American southwest. His books include the celebrated Desert Solitaire (1968), which established Abbey as one of the country's foremost defenders of the environment, and The Monkey Wrench Gang (1975). Abbey died in 1989. He is today considered to be one of the most influential ... Read more
Reviews for The Monkey Wrench Gang
The book that influenced a generation of radical environmentalists
Washington Post
The Monkey Wrench Gang is a magnificent snarl of genres: spaghetti westerns tangled up with the Keystone Cops, the Cervantean romance tradition and Acme cartoon capers
Guardian
A thing of beauty - a wildly funny, infinitely wise, near to tragic tale
Houston Chronicle
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Washington Post
The Monkey Wrench Gang is a magnificent snarl of genres: spaghetti westerns tangled up with the Keystone Cops, the Cervantean romance tradition and Acme cartoon capers
Guardian
A thing of beauty - a wildly funny, infinitely wise, near to tragic tale
Houston Chronicle
... Read more