The King of the Sea Monkeys: Volume 115 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781550719901)

The King of the Sea Monkeys is a novel in two parts. Because the protagonist suffers from a traumatic brain injury, the first part is fragmented, finding its way in the larger narrative in disorderly pieces. The novel is centered on a young high school teacher: too idealistic at work; too childish at home: living a fairly normal life, but unable to navigate the waters. This "normal" life disintegrates when he is involved in an altercation at a convenience store which ends in a shooting. He survives a terrible injury but the world of the protagonist is undone. Issues of traumatic brain injury are examined and the existence of God comes into question. We find ourselves asking what the framework of a real life is.

Author: Mark E. Cull
ISBN-10: 1550719904
ISBN-13: 9781550719901
Publisher: Guernica Editions
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2015
Pages: 225
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.60d