num_pages: 160
description: A boozy ex-military captain trapped in a mysterious vessel searches for his runaway son, an aging superhero settles into academia, and a professional "dystopianist" receives a visit from a suicidal sheep. Men and Cartoons contains eleven fantastical, amusing, and moving stories written in a dizzying array of styles that shows the remarkable range and power of Lethem's vision. Sometimes firmly grounded in reality, and other times spinning off into utterly original imaginary worlds, this book brings together marvelous characters with incisive social commentary and thought-provoking allegories.
language: English
title: Men and Cartoons
titlecomplete: Men and Cartoons
genres: Short Stories, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Literature, Collections, Adult, Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Contemporary, Humor
ratings_count: 2852
publisher: Faber and Faber