Pygmy (sigedn first edition)
New York: Doubleday, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. First editioon, first printing. SIGNED BY PALAHNIUK ON THE HALF-TITLE PAGE. Hardcover. 241 pp. Palahniuk's first novel following the generation-defining "Fight Club". Pygmy is one of the handful of young adults froma totalitarian state sent to the United States, disguised as exchange students, to live with typical American families and blend in. All the while they're planning an unspecified act of massive terrorism. In the book, which has been called "The Manchurian Candidate meets South Park", Palahniuk depicts Midwestern life through the eyes of this thoroughly indoctrinated little killer, creating a double edges satire an an American xenophobia that might, in fact, be completely justified. Fine / fine. Item #E32363
ISBN: 9780385526340
Price: $29.50