The Fly Must Die (WICA Contemporary Fiction) - Softcover

Fahy, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0963772708 ISBN 13: 9780963772701

Publisher: Washington Inst for Creative, 1993

Synopsis

The poet/grantsperson Fred Fudpucker tries to save his best friend, Sigmund Fish, who has Down Syndrome, from the clutches of the nefarious Mick McDiddle, head of the gigantic McDiddle hamburger chain.

About this title

From Library Journal:

Told in the first person, this rather weird but amusing tale by the author of Eternal Bliss (Zebra, 1988) and other fantasy novels tells the story of how Fred Fudpucker, once a moderately successful university grantsperson, becomes involved with the McDiddle hamburger chain--a corporate entity that grows so powerful it effectively runs the entire country. Fred eventually assists in McDiddleland's collapse, bringing economic ruin to most of the country but also allowing a small, rebellious region called Harmonia to flourish unimpeded. Although the first chapters of this fantasy/social commentary are a bit difficult to follow (Fred's introductory musings seem paranoid and delusional at best), eventually all is made clear, and the writing never fails to entertain.
- A.M.B. Amantia, Population Action International Lib. , Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review:

"The best novel to come out of Maine that I've read in the past 10 years." -- Kendall Merriam, Maine Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Washington Inst for Creative
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0963772708
• ISBN 13: 9780963772701
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 137