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An uproarious, hardboiled modern fable of corporate life, sex, and race in america, helen dewitt s lightning rods brims with the satiric energy of nathanael west and the philosophic import of an aristophanic comedy of ideas. Richard beck, prospect helen dewitt shocks the reader with her intelligence a weird, generous, hilarious marvel. Lightning rods is a satire on american corporate culture and social mores, which traps its readers and characters alike in mazes of rhetoric. Rivka galchen, author of atmospheric disturbances helen dewitt shocks the reader with her intelligence. Her wild yarn is second cousin to the spirit of mel brooks and the hilarious realityblurring of being john malkovich. Helen dewitts protagonist offers a way for employers to address sexual tension in the workplace. Holed up in his trailer, joe finds an outlet his for frustrations in a series of ingenious sexual fantasies, and at last strikes gold. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Lightning rods is the story of joe, a salesman whose masturbatory fantasies lead him to create an invention that decreases sexual harassment in offices in an very unusual way.
Jenny turner on a screwball satire that tackles sex, business and american politics. Helen dewitt was born in a suburb of washington, d. Helen dewitt born 1957 in takoma park, maryland is an american novelist. The premise of lightning rods, when summarised, sounds nasty. Bundle corwin connected educators series fall 2014 by peter m dewitt 2014 09 15 by peter m dew. Failing salesman joe has a dream or rather an outrageous fantasy. She is the author of the novels the last samurai 2000 and lightning rods 2012 and the short story collection some trick 2018, and in collaboration with the australian journalist ilya gridneff has written your name here published in 2008. An uproarious, hardboiled modern fable of corporate life, sex, and race in america, helen dewitts lightning rods brims with the satiric energy of nathanael west and the philosophic import of an aristophanic comedy of ideas. Oct 05, 2011 lightning rods ebook written by helen dewitt. Teju cole, author of open city savagely funny and wilfully provocative, lightning rods sees helen dewitt let her fearless imagination run riot. Brazen, outrageous, andthe key to good satirejust plausible enough to give it the bite of truth. Lightning rods is a strange and ingenious and happyaboutthestateliteraturemaking book. Lightning rods is helen dewitt s merrily demented satire of the obtuse sexual politics of american corporate culture. Download read lightning rods 2011 by helen dewitt in.
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