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The triumph of the nut, and other parodies

by Christopher Ward

Level B2 · Upper-intermediateClassics31 chapters
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CEFR level
B2
Length
31 chapters
Format
The complete book

About this book

About this book

A patent washing machine maker in Wisconsin begins to see people as houses and himself as a "bughouse," unraveling his grip on reality through bizarre dreams and naked midnight rituals. Dive into a surreal parody of sanity, love, and invention.

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Contents

31 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02THE TRIUMPH OF THE NUT or TOO MANY MARRIAGES
03THE FLAME THAT FAILED
04BLACKER OXEN
05GLIMPSING THE MOON
06THE VANISHING POINT
07BABBITT
08JOSEPH AND THE BRIGHT SHAWL
09CHAPTER XI
10THE PERILS OF PEREGRINE
11CHAPTER I
12CHAPTER XIX

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