The Monkey Wrench Gang
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The US government and big business teamed up to build dams and bridges across the American West. A band of individuals teamed up to prevent it happening. In this chaotic comedy their aim is to dismant...
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Forlagsbeskrivelse af The Monkey Wrench Gang af Edward Abbey
The US government and big business teamed up to build dams and bridges across the American West. A band of individuals teamed up to prevent it happening. In this chaotic comedy their aim is to dismantle the machinery of progress through peaceful means, or otherwise. ''Revolutionary . . An extravagant, finely written tale of ecological sabotage'' The New York TimesAudacious, controversial and hilarious, The Monkey Wrench Gang is Edward Abbey''s masterpiece - a big, boisterous and unforgettable novel about freedom and commitment that ignited the flames of environmental activism. Throughout the vast American West, nature is being vicitimized by a Big Government / Big Business conspiracy of bridges, dams and concrete. But a motley gang of individuals has decided that enough is enough. A burnt-out veteran, a mad doctor and a polygamist join forces in a noble cause: to dismantle the machinery of progress through peaceful means - or otherwise.
Detaljer
Forlag
Penguin Classics
ISBN
9780141187624
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
448
Udgivelsesdato
29-07-2004
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
3219316
EAN nr.
9780141187624
Varegruppe
Fiction
Højde/Dybde (mm)
129
Bredde (mm)
197
Længde (mm)
20
Vægt (g)
326