Lightning Rods

by Helen DeWitt

Book Overview

"All I want is to be a success. That's all I ask." Joe fails to sell a single set of the Encyclopedia Britannica in six months. Then fails to sell a single Electrolux and must eat 126 pieces of homemade pie, served up by his would-be customers who feel sorry for him. Holed up in his trailer, Joe finds an outlet for his frustrations in a series of ingenious sexual fantasies, and at last strikes gold. His brainstorm, Lightning Rods, Inc., will take...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811219437
• ISBN13: 9780811219433
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.1"