A bold allegorical epic that hovers somewhere between the surreal and the incredible.
Wayne, a thug, allies himself with the malevolent forces of electricity and vows to assassinate the preying mantis who tends bar in Oregon..
Bug, a young man, rebels against his own kind and joins forces with the insects.
The insects are vying for world domination; the inventors of electricity stand in evil opposition.
In the jungles of South America, on the ice fields of Alaska, the plains of the Midwest, and the streets of San Francisco, a fearsome battle rages.
Vollmann has crafted a biting, hilarious satire of history, technology, politics, and misguided love.
In this free-wheeling novel of epic proportions, William T.
The debut work of fiction from the National Book Award-winning author of Europe Central You Bright and Risen Angels is the work of an extraordinary imagination.
Vollmann tells of the battle for power between the inventors and developers of electricity and the insect world.
A bold allegorical epic that hovers somewhere between the surreal and the incredible
