American absurd
Subtitle: a work of fiction
By: Pierre Schlag
Publisher: Bowen Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9780692621448
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Absurd (Philosophy); Fiction; Social satire; Motor vehicle drivers; Social conditions; Humor
Description: "Mr. David Madden lives in L.A. He's an ordinary man. Every day, he gets up and drives to work. Only he never gets there. Instead, he drives from here to there, from Westwood to Santa Monica, Santa Monica to Venice . . . and so on. It seems he's always just going from point A to point B. Of course, driving from point A to point B--that's pretty much what people do in L.A. But then one day a mishap occurs, a breakdown of sorts, on Santa Monica Boulevard. Soon the media takes notice, and overnight Mr. Madden is transformed into a pioneering cultural figure as his "A-to-B thing" goes viral and becomes the defining issue of our time. Questions are asked, solutions offered, and blame assigned as therapists, academics, police, and lawyers all get involved. Safe to say, no one escapes unscathed in this caustic, irreverent, and hilarious social satire."--Back cover.