Just a Couple of Days

By: Tony Vigorito

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Synopsis: Winner of the Independent Publisher Book Award for Best Visionary Fiction: &“A lyrical, thoughtful, viral meme of a book&” (Christopher Moore, author of Noir). It all starts when a mischievous artist kicks off a game of graffiti tag by painting the phrase, &“Uh-oh&” on an overpass. Next, an anonymous interlocutor writes back: &“When?&” Then someone slyly answers: &“Just a couple of days.&” But exactly what will happen in just a couple of days? Readers don&’t have long to wait before Professor Blip Korterly is arrested and his molecular biologist friend Dr. Flake Fountain is drafted into a shadow-government research project to develop the ultimate weapon: a biological agent that will render its targets unable to understand symbols, thus disrupting humanity&’s ability to communicate. Soon, an accidental outbreak turns into a merry-hearted, babble-inducing apocalypse that will either destroy humankind or take it to the next step in evolution. Praised by Tom Robbins who said it &“may be the most unusual, the most original novel I have ever read,&” Tony Vigorito&’s debut novel is an underground hit that ponders what might happen at the end of time. &“Vigorito&’s . . . irreverent, whimsical style . . . has attracted a cult following... The final apocalyptic vision is a twist not seen since Kurt Vonnegut&’s Cat&’s Cradle. Recommended.&” —Library Journal