The Mulching of America

by Harry Crews

Book Overview

From Simon & Schuster, The Mulching of America is Harry Crews' latest work of unforgettable fiction.

Celebrated for his slightly warped comic and moral vision of contemporary America, the author Harry Crews tells the story of a door-to-door salesman's struggle with his Boss, a man with a genius for selling junk.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684825414
• ISBN13: 9780684825410
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Satriristic Crews

Although this book was not as strange, or as blatently shocking and funny as Crews' other masterpieces, this book is truly one of his greatest, and one of the greatest social satires to date. In the spirit of "Death of a Salesman" and in the tone of a truly tortured soul, this book was witty, remarkable, and brilliant.

An insane, inspired look at corporate America

I had the wrong impression of this book. I thought it was one of those character portraits, eccentric and revealing, at least of the poor sclub which it details. Wow, was I wrong. I was right that it was eccentric, but it was so in a completely different fashion from what I'd imagined. 'The Mulching Of America' is an absurdist fantasy in all senses of the word but, at heart it really is quite a clever commentary. I recommend this book for it's inventiveness, if not for it's ridiculousness.

Harry Crew is a genius

Harry Crews is possibly one of the greatest writers in America today and I'm not even American. This book is a piss take on corporate america, its both funny and deeply profound at the same time. You may want to kill your boss after reading this book!