num_pages: 160
description: In Ant Farm, former Harvard Lampoon president Simon Rich finds humor in some very surprising places. Armed with a sharp eye for the absurd and an overwhelming sense of doom, Rich explores the ridiculousness of our everyday lives. The world, he concludes, is a hopelessly terrifying place–with endless comic potential.–If your girlfriend gives you some “love coupons” and then breaks up with you, are the coupons still valid?–What kind of performance pressure does an endangered male panda feel when his captors bring the last remaining female panda to his cage?–If murderers can get into heaven by accepting Jesus, just how awkward is it when they run into their victims?Join Simon Rich as he explores the extraordinary and hilarious desperation that resides in ordinary life, from cradle to grave."Hilarious." -John Stewart
language: English
title: Ant Farm and Other Desperate Situations
titlecomplete: Ant Farm and Other Desperate Situations
genres: American, Comedy, Adult, Adult Fiction, 21st Century, Short Stories, Humor, Contemporary, Essays, Fiction
ratings_count: 3319
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Thurber Prize
category: American Humor
publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks