Author: Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Stephen Colbert
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Publication Date: 2003-05-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0786868120
ISBN-13: 9780786868124
Product ID: EPID2266428
Description: Three humorists (and a designer who does the photographs) team up to produce a comic novel about the town of Wigfield, which is about to be flooded by the government in order to protect the local salmon population. As a P.R. move, the to...
Synopsis Three humorists (and a designer who does the photographs) team up to produce a comic novel about the town of Wigfield, which is about to be flooded by the government in order to protect the local salmon population. As a P.R. move, the town hires a journalist to tell their story, and the book consists of his interviews with the residents.
Details
Publication Date:
2003-05-01
Size
Length:
205 pages
Height:
9.3 in
Width:
7.3 in
Thickness:
0.8 in
Weight:
16.8 oz
Publisher's Note When the dam that keeps the town of Wigfield above water is scheduled to be destroyed, journalist Russell Hokes decides to cover the story, however when he arrives in town, he is shocked by what he finds.
Industry Reviews "The book is one of those rare works of satire that combine creative form, uproariously funny text and a painfully sharp underpinning of social criticism." Publishers Weekly (04/28/2003)