Anthony, Jessica, 1974-

The convalescent / by Jessica Anthony. - San Francisco [Calif.] : McSweeney's Books, c2009. - 243 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Rovar Pfliegman, a lonely troll-like man who sells meat out of his bus, halfheartedly seeks treatment for his various ailments, but he seems more intent on fulfilling the self-destructive destiny of the Pfliegman clan, which goes all the way back to pre-medieval Hungary.

Adult Follett Library Resources

9781934781104 (trade) 193478110X


Hungarian Americans--Virginia--Fiction.
Hungarian Americans--Fiction.


Hungary--History--Fiction.
Hungary--History--Fiction.

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