Little America : A Novel
Little America is a modern Oedipal romp through hilarious adventures as the major characters race westward toward their destinies to Little America, Wyoming, in the bicentennial year of 1976.Orville Hollinday has always struggled to both please and get even with his father, Senior, who constantly...
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Little America is a modern Oedipal romp through hilarious adventures as the major characters race westward toward their destinies to Little America, Wyoming, in the bicentennial year of 1976.Orville Hollinday has always struggled to both please and get even with his father, Senior, who constantly belittles him. Orville keeps trying to blow up Senior's cadillacs. Senior just doesn't notice. Orville moves to Little America to find a girl just like the girl, Flora, who married his father. He doesn't know that Senior and Flora, each with a different partner, will ultimately make surprise appearances in Wyoming. "Satire that is fast, comical and a little mean about an all-American boy who makes a career out of murdering Dad." (Newsday) Author Bio: Rob Swigart writes stories and scenarios for the Institute for the Future in Menlo Park, California, and is the author of eight novels. He has published poetry and most recently co-authored, with Robert Johansen, Upsizing the Individual in the Downsized Organization. He is at work on a new novel.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780595091966 (0595091962)
Publish date: June 1st 2000
Publisher: iUniverse
Pages no: 212
Edition language: English
An obscure classic of the 60s and 70s counter-cultural persuasion. It's a little Brautigan, a little Tom Robbins and just a nibble of Hunter S. Thompson. It is odd that Swigart never caught on beyond a small cult following. He has all the wit and maybe a little more humanity than some of those more ...