false 6537120 1 <p>With a nod to the chemically-induced contentment of Huxley's Brave New World,<i>American Soma</i> explains how a friction-filled democratic system is lubricated by partisan politicians and commercial interests.</p> <p>"Evolution", written during the Dover Area School District's Intelligent Design Trials, describes the adaptations caused by mankind's heavy reliance on synthetic hormones and toxic polymers.</p> <p>Twenty other fables and letters explore alternate histories, the colonial nature of late capitalism, pained yet comic souls, the obsessions of lucid maniacs, and an imagined advance towards the Apocalypse. Concerned and politically aware, Guz examines the lurking evils of contemporary society and the darker corners of human nature.</p> 6729297 2009 American Soma total:1|4:1| 1 4 5 0 0 0 false false Mon Jun 22 08:28:59 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 08:28:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 16 16:28:01 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 16:28:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 15 08:24:26 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 08:24:26 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Sep 06 23:14:17 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 11:16:11 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 23:14:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jun 12 08:04:52 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 05:15:26 -0700 2009