The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781594481529)

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Lincoln in the Bardo and the story collection Tenth of December, a 2013 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction.

Welcome to Inner Horner, a nation so small it can only accommodate one citizen at a time. The other six citizens must wait their turns in the Short-Term Residency Zone of the surrounding country of Outer Horner. It's a long-standing arrangement between the fantastical, not-exactly-human citizens of the two countries. But when Inner Horner suddenly shrinks, forcing three-quarters of the citizen then in residence over the border into Outer Horner territory, the Outer Hornerites declare an Invasion In Progress--having fallen under the spell of the power-hungry and demagogic Phil.

So begins The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil. An Animal Farm for the 21st century, this is an incendiary political satire of unprecedented imagination, spiky humor, and cautionary appreciation for the hysteric in everyone.

Author: George Saunders
ISBN-10: 1594481520
ISBN-13: 9781594481529
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Language: English
Published: 09/06/2005
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 7.08h x 5.04w x 0.34d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/18/2005 pg. 177
Ingram Advance 09/01/2005 pg. 62
Entertainment Weekly 09/09/2005 pg. 148
New York Times 10/02/2005 pg. 31
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2005 pg. 763