Mantis Dreams
The Journal of Dr. Dexter Ripley
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Word Count
56,000 words, Guess
Page Count
224 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL28795668M
- ISBN-139781927575253
- OCLC Control Number855947204
- OCLC Control Numbermantisdreams0000pott
- Library of Congress Control Number2013496339
Classifications
- LCC
Description
Mantis Dreams: The Journal of Dr. Dexter Ripley is a crackling, searing satire that ridicules both political correctness and the restrictive world of academia. But Adam Pottle's first novel is also a poignant and difficult glance into the world of a man battling a rare and debilitating disease. A wheelchair user living voluntarily in a care home, Dexter Ripley lashes out at all those around him--his behaviour so outrageous yet insightful that Ripley is curiously both repelling and fascinating. With a boisterous, propulsive voice, Dexter Ripley shares his insights on life as a care home resident, his relationships with his sister and her son, his career as a professor, and, despite his bitter nature, his goal of creating a philosophy based on positivity and imagination. Through the voice of this embittered man, Pottle creates a treatise that views disability as a philosophical position rather than a physical or mental condition.--Supplied by publisher.
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