num_pages: 342
description: Ben Flesh is one of the men "who made America look like America, who made America famous." He collects franchises, traveling from state to state, acquiring the brand-name establishments that shape the American landscape. But both the nation and Ben are running out of energy. As blackouts roll through the West, Ben struggles with the onset of multiple sclerosis, and the growing realization that his lifetime quest to buy a name for himself has ultimately failed.
language: English
title: The Franchiser
titlecomplete: The Franchiser
genres: 20th Century, Literature, American, Literary Fiction, Novels, United States, Jewish, Fiction, The United States Of America, Humor
ratings_count: 274
publisher: Dalkey Archive Press