The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil
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a nimble satirical fable brimming with fresh, cutting prose submitted by nicco on March 25, 2017, 12:36pm By miniaturizing the world of Phil and the citizens who briefly become his subjects, Saunders pulls off the wild feat of distilling international/intercultural conflict to a scale where both forest and trees are rendered wholly observable. Never a wanton spender of words, here he delivers an economical yet impactful parable about the allure and folly of power, and the damage wrought by despots--even those who reign only briefly--abetted by citizens who wait too long to oppose them.
PUBLISHED
New York : Riverhead Books, 2005.
Year Published: 2005
Description: 134 p.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1594481520 (pbk.) :
SUBJECTS
Power (Social sciences) -- Fiction.
Citizenship -- Fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Political fiction.
Humorous fiction.