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Pygmy (PALAHNIUK, Chuck)

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Agent Number 67 nicknamed Pygmy, arrives in the US from his totalitarian homeland. An 'exchange student' he is welcomed with open arms by his Midwestern host family. Simpsons-spinoffs, they introduce him into the rituals of postmodern American life. Along with his fellow operatives, he is planning something truly awful, to bring this big dumb country's fat inhabitants to their knees.

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Book Details

Language
English
Hardcover/Paperback
paperback
ISBN
978-0-099-52697-1
Year
2010
No. of pages
241
Weight
179 g
Quality Check
book is complete, there are no pages missing
Condition
very good condition
Publisher
Vintage Books
Place of publishing
London

Description

Agent Number 67 nicknamed Pygmy for his diminutive size, arrives in the United States from his totalitarian homeland. An 'exchange student' he is welcomed with open arms by his Midwestern host family. Simpsons-spinoffs, they introduce him into the rituals of postmodern American life, which he views with utter contempt. Along with his fellow operatives, he is planning something truly, truly awful, to bring this big dumb country's fat inhabitants to their knees.

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