The Shrapnel Academy
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York, NY : Viking, 1987.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st American ed.
Physical Desc:
186 pages ; 22 cm
Status:
ASU Main (3rd floor)
PR6073.E374 S54 1987
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ASU Main (3rd floor)
PR6073.E374 S54 1987
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Jun 23, 2016
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Weldon, F. (1987). The Shrapnel Academy. 1st American ed. New York, NY, Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Weldon, Fay. 1987. The Shrapnel Academy. New York, NY, Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Weldon, Fay, The Shrapnel Academy. New York, NY, Viking, 1987.
MLA Citation (style guide)Weldon, Fay. The Shrapnel Academy. 1st American ed. New York, NY, Viking, 1987.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Description
A weekend in the country erupts into a free-for-all of mutiny, sex, and murder On the anniversary of the Eve of the Battle of Waterloo, an assortment of unusual dinner guests gather at a remote country house to pay homage to Henry Shrapnel, inventor of the exploding cannonball. But all is not peaceful at the Shrapnel Academy: The downstairs servants, a group of third-world refugees led by a South African butler, are plotting to overthrow their upstairs oppressors. When a blizzard hits the countryside and traps everyone indoors, the rebellion erupts into bloody warfare throughout the Academy, "a shrine to the ethos of military excellence." With characters that include a domineering female sergeant, a war-mongering general, a brain-damaged spy, and an idiot-savant arms dealer, Fay Weldon gives us a country house novel replete with sexual atrocity and class warfare. No one will emerge unscathed in this stinging tale of modern-day barbarians, where the deadliest weapons are the ever-raging battles between the haves and the have-nots.
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Street Date:
8704
Language:
English
ISBN:
0670814822 :
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