City of Truth (Harvest Book) - Softcover

Morrow, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0156180421 ISBN 13: 9780156180429

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 1993

Synopsis

In Veritas, the City of Truth, people have been brutally conditioned to always tell the truth, no matter how unnerving (or droll) the truth may be. It will come as no surprise, then, that elevators in Veritas carry the notice "This Elevator Maintained by People Who Hate Their Jobs. Ride at Your Own Risk." Or that cigarette packs say "Warning: The Surgeon General's Crusade against This Product May Distract You from the Myriad Ways Your Government Fails to Protect Your Health."

Jack Sperry leads a rather routine life as a "deconstructionist, " destroying "mendacious" old works of art, until his beloved son, Toby, is bitten by a rabbit at Camp Ditch-the-Kids and contracts a rare disease. Jack must now somehow learn to lie if, as he comes to believe, lying is the only way to give Toby enough hope to effect a cure.

"City of Truth" is a novella in the finest Swiftian tradition, written by an author who, according to "Locus," wields "a darkly glittering scalpel." It is a treat for readers of science fiction and mainstream fiction alike.

About this title

About the Author:

James Morrow was born in Philadelphia in 1947. Besides writing, he plays with Lionel electric trains and collects videocassettes of vulgar biblical spectacles.

Synopsis:

Jack Sperry is a loyal citizen of Veritas, the City of Truth, until tragedy strikes his life, and he must hide from truth in order to save his son's life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0156180421
• ISBN 13: 9780156180429
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160