Title:  The Straw That Broke
Author: Tom Whalen
Publisher: Black Scat Books
ISBN: 978-0692259436
Pages: 167
Genre: Fiction

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Synopsis

“Allusive, punning, intricately plotted and exponentially self-referential, science fiction which ultimately explores the science of fiction or, more aptly, the art of narrative.” —Brad Richard, American Letters & Commentary An intriguing blend of SF, philosophy, and word play . . . Giddy fun! —Rudy Rucker Pollinates post-cyber-punk with headier poetry than the genre has yet known. —Andrei Codrescu Call it science fiction or meta-fiction or cyber fiction . . . wonderfully funny, often exciting, always baffling, and occasionally even profound. It’s the MOBY-DICK of mice! —R.H.W. Dillard Storytelling which is subtly, wickedly funny.—The Times-Picayune
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About the Author

TOM WHALEN is a novelist, short story writer, poet and critic who has written for AGNI, ASYMPTOTE, BOOKFORUM, CHICAGO REVIEW, FICTION INTERNATIONAL, FILM QUARTERLY, the WASHINGTON POST and other publications. His books include DOLLS, ELONGATED FIGURES, THE BIRTH OF DEATH AND OTHER COMEDIES: THE NOVELS OF RUSSELL H. GREENAN, and the novels ROITHAMER’S UNIVERSE and THE PRESIDENT IN HER TOWERS, which John Warner in the Chicago Tribune called a “mash-up of Kingsley Amis and Italo Calvino. A strange, surreal and wonderful novel.” Whalen currently lives in Stuttgart, Germany, where he teaches film at the State Academy of Art and Design.

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