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Men and Cartoons
A General Fiction Short Story Collection by Jonathan Lethem
Subgenres:
- Short Stories,
- Speculative Fiction,
- Satirical Fiction
This book is for you if you're into...
- Short stories where superheroes retire or go academic
- Genre-hopping tales with surreal twists and sharp social commentary
- Offbeat characters like dystopianists and suicidal sheep
A boozy ex-military captain trapped in a mysterious vessel searches for his runaway son, an aging superhero settles into academia, and a professional "dystopianist" receives a visit from a suicidal sheep.
Men and Cartoons contains eleven fantastical, amusing, and moving stories written in a dizzying array of styles that shows the remarkable range and power of Lethem's vision.
Sometimes firmly grounded in reality, and other times spinning off into utterly original imaginary worlds, this book brings together marvelous characters with incisive social commentary and thought provoking allegories.
A visionary and creative collection that only Jonathan Lethem could have produced, the Vintage edition features two stories not published in the hardcover edition, "The Shape We're In" and "Interview with the Crab."
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