The Franchiser
by Stanley Elkin
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Ben Flesh is a typical American. The head of a franchise business, he also has multiple sclerosis (as Elkin did). The novel also involves a family of 18 twins and triplets who also suffer from various ills--allegorical figures who support Ben's business and who ultimately die of their afflictions.
Editions of The Franchiser
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Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Dalkey Archive Pr |
Date 2001 |
Price $1.00 |
 Used, Very Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Book |
Publisher Farrar, Straus, Giroux |
Date 1976 |
Price $4.95 |
Very Good |
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Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher David R Godine Pub |
Date 1980 |
Price $1.00 |
Good |
Publisher Notes
Suffering from a peculiar form of multiple sclerosis, franchiser Ben Flesh finds his life intertwined with a group of identical twins and triplets as he travels from one business venture to another, leaving his mark upon the landscape of modern America.
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