false 6260741 1 A novel of 14 interlocking stories set in ruined American locales where birds speak gibberish, the sky rains gravel, and millions starve, disappear or grow coats of mold. In 'The Disappeared,' a father is arrested for missing free throws, leaving his son to search alone for his lost mother. In 'The Ruined Child,' a boy swells to fill his parents' ransacked attic. Rendered in a variety of narrative forms, from a psychedelic fable to a skewed insurance claim questionnaire, Blake Butler's full-length fiction debut paints a gorgeously grotesque version of America, bringing to mind both Kelly Link and William Gass, yet turned with Butler's own eye for the apocalyptic and bizarre. 6443914 1 9 2009 Scorch Atlas total:46|5:38|4:4|3:3|2:1|1:0| 46 217 141 14 5 0 false false Wed Feb 18 23:38:11 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 23:38:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Oct 17 03:09:40 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 03:10:28 -0700 2009
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