Moisture Man, the hero of "Third Class Superhero", is tired of watching his former classmates kick ass and claim their secret hideouts while he struggles to maintain his good-guy accreditation. Someday soon he'll have to decide whose side he's really on, and how far he's willing to push the panels of his storyline. Meanwhile, in "401(k)", a young, upwardly-mobile couple attempt to navigate their way through a world of pure advertising, with hopes of attaining the Pretty Good Life. And in "The Man Who Became Himself", a ...
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Moisture Man, the hero of "Third Class Superhero", is tired of watching his former classmates kick ass and claim their secret hideouts while he struggles to maintain his good-guy accreditation. Someday soon he'll have to decide whose side he's really on, and how far he's willing to push the panels of his storyline. Meanwhile, in "401(k)", a young, upwardly-mobile couple attempt to navigate their way through a world of pure advertising, with hopes of attaining the Pretty Good Life. And in "The Man Who Became Himself", a successful executive is terrified to find himself becoming trapped inside his own body. Through these eleven stories, Charles Yu explores issues of identity, time and being in an age of dislocation. Heartbreaking, hilarious, smart, surprising, Third Class Superhero marks the arrival of an impressive new talent.
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Add this copy of Third Class Superhero to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by ZENO'S rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Harcourt.
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No Jacket. Orlando. 2006. Harcourt. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0156030810. Paperback Original. 175 pages. paperback. Cover illustrations by George Toomer. Cover design by Jennifer Jackman. keywords: American Literature Science Ficition. DESCRIPTION-Charles Yu experiments with form and genre to explore the stories we tell ourselves while navigating contemporary life. In ‘Third Class Superhero, ' a would-be good guy must come to terms with the darkness in his heart. A couple living in the Luxury Car Commercial subdivision in ‘401(k)' are disappointed when their exotic vacation turns into a Life Insurance/Asset Management pitch. The author struggles to write the definitive biography of his mother in ‘Autobiographical Raw Material Unsuitable for the Mining of Fiction. ' In these and other stories, Yu's characters run up against the conventions and parameters of their artificial story lines while tackling the terrifying aspects of existence: mothers, jobs, spouses, the need to express feelings. inventory #25908.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 192 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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