false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179151624m/880192.jpg 880192 7 Sharply observed and brilliantly plotted, <b>Stars and Bars</b><i> </i>is an uproarious portrait of culture clash deep in the heart of the American South, by one of contemporary literature&#8217;s most imaginative novelists.<br><br>A recent transfer to Manhattan has inspired art assessor Henderson Dores to shed his British reserve and aspire to the impulsive and breezy nature of Americans. But when Loomis Gage, an eccentric millionaire, invites him to appraise his small collection of Impressionist paintings, Dores's plans quite literally go south. Stranded at a remote mansion in the Georgia countryside, Dores is received by the bizarre Gage family with Anglophobic slurs, nausea-inducing food, ludicrous death threats, and a menacing face off with competing art dealers. By the time he manages to sneak back to New York City&#8211;sporting only a cardboard box&#8211;Henderson Dores realizes he is fast on the way to becoming a naturalized citizen. 75179 1984 Stars and Bars total:84|5:9|4:25|3:34|2:11|1:5| 84 274 104 7 1 2 false false Fri Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 12:32:54 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 12:27:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 11:46:48 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 17:08:35 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 11:46:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 27 01:37:06 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 01:39:59 -0800 2009 1 0 true false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Wed May 16 01:00:05 -0700 2007 Wed May 16 01:02:36 -0700 2007 it has the most ridiculous plot line,
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