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George MillsStanley Elkin

George Mills

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Considered by many to be Elkin's magnum opus, George Mills is, an ambitious, digressive and endlessly entertaining account of the 1,000 year history of the George Millses. From toiling as a stable boy during the crusades to working as a furniture mover, there has always been a George Mills whose lot in life is to serve important personages. But the latest in the line of true blue-collar workers may also be the last, as he obsesses about his family's history and decides to break the cycle of doomed George Millses. An inventive, unique family saga, George Mills is Elkin at his most manic, most…

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5 editions
  • Paperback · English · 1991
    Thunder's Mouth Pr · 9781560250197
  • Paperback · English · 1983
    Plume · 9780525480631
  • Other · English · 2003
    Dalkey Archive Press · 9781564782922
  • Other · English · 1982
    Avon · 518 pages · 9780380728992
  • Other · English · 1982
    Dutton · 508 pages · 9780525241416
FictionBlue collar workers in fictionWorking class familiesBlue collar workersWorking class families in fictionWestern CivilizationHistoryWorking class