The Zebra Derby: A Novel

By: Max Shulman

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Synopsis: Home from the war, a veteran finds that his battles have only just begun in this zany and irreverent satire from the author of Rally Round the Flag, Boys! Last seen gallivanting on a college campus in Barefoot Boy with Cheek, Asa Hearthrug traded in his varsity jacket for khaki and fought his way across the Pacific. Now he&’s back in his hometown of Whistlestop, Minnesota, eager to share his war stories, but no one wants to listen—they&’ve already seen the movies. Postwar America is a brave new plastic world, and Asa&’s girlfriend dreams of settling down in a house made entirely of the synthetic material. To help make Lodestone La Toole&’s fantasy a reality, Asa seeks his fortune in vitamin-infused cookie cutters, junkyard fan lamps, airplane fishing trips, and mobile culture emporiums. A failed capitalist, he flirts with communism but decides to rededicate himself to college instead. If only his professors didn&’t expect every veteran to be a window-busting, wall-chewing, bloodthirsty maniac, he might actually get some studying done.