The Franchiser
Published on 26. October 2010
342 pages
978-1-4532-0436-8 (ISBN)
Description
The comic story of a man's obsessive quest to build a fast food empire across AmericaFor the better part of the 1970s, entrepreneur Ben Flesh could expand his business kingdom with the snap of his fingers. His fast food restaurants and electronics stores were all a part of his rapidly growing domain, remaking America one enterprise at a time. But when a series of personal and professional catastrophes strike unexpectedly, Ben finds himself on the verge of losing it all.Hailed as one of Stanley Elkin's greatest works, The Franchiser is a biting satire of American consumerism and the story of one man's all-consuming determination to create his lasting legacy, one business at a time.This ebook features rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author's estate and from the Stanley Elkin archives at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Stanley Elkin (1930-1995) was an award-winning author of novels, short stories, and essays. Born in the Bronx, Elkin received his BA and PhD from the University of Illinois and in 1960 became a professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis where he taught until his death. His critically acclaimed works include the National Book Critics Circle Award-winners George Mills(1982) and Mrs. Ted Bliss(1995), as well as the National Book Award finalists The Dick Gibson Show(1972), Searches and Seizures(1974), and The MacGuffin(1991). His book of novellas, Van Gogh's Room at Arles, was a finalist for the PEN Faulkner Award.
Content
- Intro
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
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- III
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- IV
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- V
- A Biography of Stanley Elkin
- Copyright Page
