ZulusIn Percival Everett's sixth book of dark, comic moralizing on the fate of the planet, its people, and the absurd Meaning of It All, readers are taken into the pitiable life of Alice Achitophel, a grotesquely obese government clerk, social outcast, and, apparently, the world's only fertile woman in the aftermath of worldwide nuclear holocaust. The ultimate question is humanity's survival. -- San Francisco Chronicle New American Writing Award |
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Alice Achitophel Alice Achitophel asked arms asked baby began believe beneath body breath called camp chair cheese child clear closed cold covered dark death didn't door dream dress eyes face fat woman father fear feeling feet felt fingers floor front fruit Geraldine Rigg hair hand head hear heard held inside Kabnis Kevin Peters kill knew laughed leaned leave legs light lips listening living looked lost Lucinda Knotes mouth moved never night nodded paused pressed pulled pushed question reached rebel seemed seen side sitting sleep smell smiled snow sound standing steps stood stopped strong sure talk tell Theodore Theodore things thought told took tried trying turned voice waited walked wall wanted watched window wondered
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Routledge Encyclopedia of Religious Rites, Rituals and Festivals Frank A. Salamone No preview available - 2004 |