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Town Hall: The Life of a Writer

Clay Hutto

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Description:"Town Hall" is the slyly satirical novel about what happens to a small town in western Oklahoma when the President of the United States visits and holds a town hall in the spring of 1979. The novel is told from the perspective of five Millard Greeley, the fatuous publisher of the town newspaper and the mayor of the town; Byron Mors, the town's prominent mortician who suffers from erotomania and is Greeley's long-time nemesis; Dale Smith, the young reporter, who will have his story of the big event censored and later learns that a shocking news story has been spiked; Carol, the wife of Greeley, who is admired by her fellow Buffalonians even though they can't comprehend her reasons for marrying the publisher-mayor; and Harley Dee Grubbs, the potential assassin who believes the president's visit will provide him a chance for fulfilling his destiny. "Town Hall" deftly satirizes politics, journalism, and small-town conventions. Written with insight and verbal flair, "Town Hall" follows in the great tradition of two American classics, "Winesburg, Ohio," and "Main Street." But "Town Hall" is a singular achievement in itself, both funny and moving and completely original, The novel is told from the perspective of five Millard Greeley, the fatuous publisher of the newspaper who also happens to be mayor; Byron Mors, Greeley's nemesis, and the town's mortician and an intellectual who suffers from erotomania; Dale Smith, the young reporter who has his story of the big event censored; Carol Greeley, the mayor's wife, who is admired by her fellow Buffalonians although they wonder why she married Greeley; and Harley Dee Grubbs, the potential assassin who believes that the President's visit will provide him a chance of fulfilling his destiny. Town Hall deftly satirizes politics, journalism, and small town conventions. It's funny and poignant and completely original.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Town Hall: The Life of a Writer. To get started finding Town Hall: The Life of a Writer, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: "Town Hall" is the slyly satirical novel about what happens to a small town in western Oklahoma when the President of the United States visits and holds a town hall in the spring of 1979. The novel is told from the perspective of five Millard Greeley, the fatuous publisher of the town newspaper and the mayor of the town; Byron Mors, the town's prominent mortician who suffers from erotomania and is Greeley's long-time nemesis; Dale Smith, the young reporter, who will have his story of the big event censored and later learns that a shocking news story has been spiked; Carol, the wife of Greeley, who is admired by her fellow Buffalonians even though they can't comprehend her reasons for marrying the publisher-mayor; and Harley Dee Grubbs, the potential assassin who believes the president's visit will provide him a chance for fulfilling his destiny. "Town Hall" deftly satirizes politics, journalism, and small-town conventions. Written with insight and verbal flair, "Town Hall" follows in the great tradition of two American classics, "Winesburg, Ohio," and "Main Street." But "Town Hall" is a singular achievement in itself, both funny and moving and completely original, The novel is told from the perspective of five Millard Greeley, the fatuous publisher of the newspaper who also happens to be mayor; Byron Mors, Greeley's nemesis, and the town's mortician and an intellectual who suffers from erotomania; Dale Smith, the young reporter who has his story of the big event censored; Carol Greeley, the mayor's wife, who is admired by her fellow Buffalonians although they wonder why she married Greeley; and Harley Dee Grubbs, the potential assassin who believes that the President's visit will provide him a chance of fulfilling his destiny. Town Hall deftly satirizes politics, journalism, and small town conventions. It's funny and poignant and completely original.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Town Hall: The Life of a Writer. To get started finding Town Hall: The Life of a Writer, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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