| Franchiser Contributor(s): Elkin, Stanley (Author), Gass, William H. (Foreword by), Gass, William H. (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 1564783057 ISBN-13: 9781564783059 Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press OUR PRICE: $12.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001028782 |
| Series: American Literature (Dalkey Archive) |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.53" W x 8.5" (0.94 lbs) 342 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ben Flesh is one of the men "who made America look like America, who made America famous." He collects franchises, traveling from state to state, acquiring the brand-name establishments that shape the American landscape. But both the nation and Ben are running out of energy. As blackouts roll through the West, Ben struggles with the onset of multiple sclerosis, and the growing realization that his lifetime quest to buy a name for himself has ultimately failed. |