The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil -- George Saunders

<b>From the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of the Man Booker Prize-winning novel <i>Lincoln in the Bardo</i> and the story collection <i>Tenth of December</i>, a 2013 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction.</b> <p/> In a profoundly strange country called Inner Horner, large enough for only one resident at a time, citizens waiting to enter the country fall under the rule of the power-hungry and tyrannical Phil, setting off a chain of injustice and mass hysteria.<p>An <i>Animal Farm</i> for the 21st century, this is an incendiary political satire of unprecedented imagination, spiky humor, and cautionary appreciation for the hysteric in everyone. Over six years in the writing, and brilliantly and beautifully packaged, this novella is Saunders' first stand-alone, book-length work--and his first book for adults in five years. <p/> </p><br><br><b>Author:</b> George Saunders<br><b>Publisher:</b> Riverhead Books<br><b>Published:</b> 09/06/2005<br><b>Pages:</b> 144<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.34lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.08h x 5.04w x 0.34d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781594481529<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 07/18/2005 pg. 177<br><i>Ingram Advance</i> 09/01/2005 pg. 62<br><i>Entertainment Weekly</i> 09/09/2005 pg. 148<br><i>New York Times</i> 10/02/2005 pg. 31<br><i>Kirkus Reviews</i> 07/15/2005 pg. 763<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>George Saunders</b> is the Man Booker Prize-winning author o