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X Out Of Wonderland, September 2005
Hardcover

X OUT OF WONDERLAND
By: David Allan Cates

A Saga

Steerforth
September 2005
152 pages
ISBN: 158642095X
Hardcover
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X Out of Wonderland is a farce, modeled after Candide, that takes on the Global Free Market and just about every other aspect of contemporary life. Outrageous and poignant by turns, X is a satire with heart, and an intense and funny reading experience.

X, the novel�s decent and brave protagonist, maintains his optimistic pursuit of love and The Good Life even as a string of catastrophies brutalize him through a series of misadventures that take him around the world. While pointing up the absurdities of our own times, X Out of Wonderland also shows clearly the universal predicament of all humans in all cultures in all times: the need to find meaning and dignity in our lives despite the certainty of death and suffering. The story makes clear that despite our folly, we�ve got a few things going for us: faith, hope, love, and the capacity to endure.

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