| Cry Wolf: A Political Fable Contributor(s): Lake, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1933771429 ISBN-13: 9781933771427 Publisher: Benbella Books OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: A powerful tale about America's place in the world during these volatile times and a warning about the inherent dangers of unregulated immigration and identity politics, this playful narrative tells the story of the animals of Green Pastures Farm. When the farm's owner dies, the domesticated animals learn to tend the farm themselves and live in harmony, based on their basic tenets of "No Trespassing" and equality for all farm animals. The farm's balance and peace is irrevocably shaken when a wounded doe is allowed into the farm enclosure and is followed by an influx of other wild animals who threaten not only the farm's hard-earned winter food supply, but the very ideals on which Green Pastures Farm was founded. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Political |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008009670 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.07" W x 8.98" (0.67 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cry Wolf is an Animal Farm for the 21st century: a brilliant allegory of the political challenges we face in post-9/11 America. The farm animals' struggle to maintain their way of life against an influx of change is a powerful commentary on the importance of balancing freedom with justice, and on how easily even the best of intentions can destroy a community too caught up with what is "fair" to do what is right. Lake's novel raises questions of in the heart of every devoted citizen: Does political correctness ever trump law? Should safety ever be compromised for the sake of inclusion? Are big government and judicial systems tools to create order, or do they provide chaos? |