Synopses & Reviews
"There are plenty of bastards in this world, but Patrick Wensink isn't one of them. Well, maybe. He is our Terry Southern and Paul Krassner and possibly one day even our own Jonathan Swift . . ."—Scott McClanahan, author of Hill William and Crapalachia
"I like Patrick Wensink's work so much my heart had to issue its own cease-and-desist order."—Gary Shteyngart, author of Super Sad True Love Story
"The greatest book about competing burger franchises since The Grapes of Wrath."—Amelia Gray, author of Threats: A Novel
Fake Fruit Factory is a stick-slapping, gut-punching, darkly comedic novel about the eccentric small town of Dyson, Ohio. When NASA determines an errant satellite will crash there, the town's young mayor uses the ensuing media circus to attract tourism and save his bankrupt rust belt community. Unless, of course, the satellite completely wipes it from the map.
Patrick Wensink is the author of three works of fiction, including the bestselling Broken Piano for President and a forthcoming essay collection. He frequently contributes to publications like the New York Times, Oxford American, Salon, and Huffington Post. He once sold his own line of BBQ Sauce, was married in a doughnut shop, and got punched in the mouth so hard he lost a tooth (not all at the same time). He lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with his wife and son.
Review
"Patrick Wensink's
Fake Fruit Factory is a comedy machine, pumping out madcap action, large-scale disaster, and one strange character after another. Also, fake fruit."
Owen King, author of Double Feature
Review
"I like Patrick Wensink's work so much my heart had to issue its own cease-and-desist order."Gary Shteyngart, author of
Super Sad True Love Story"There are plenty of bastards in this world, but Patrick Wensink isn't one of them. Well, maybe. He is our Terry Southern and Paul Krassner and possibly one day even our own Jonathan Swift." Scott McClanahan, author of Hill William and Crapalachia
"Patrick Wensink's Fake Fruit Factory is a comedy machine, pumping out madcap action, large-scale disaster, and one strange character after another. Also, fake fruit."
Owen King, author of Double Feature
"The greatest book about competing burger franchises since The Grapes of Wrath"Amelia Gray, author of Threats: A Novel
Synopsis
Fake Fruit Factory is a comedic novel about the collision between a desperate mayor and a satellite plummeting to Earth.
Synopsis
Fake Fruit Factory is a stick-slapping, gut-punching, darkly comedic novel about the eccentric small town of Dyson, Ohio. When NASA determines an errant satellite will crash there, the town's young mayor uses the ensuing media circus to attract tourism and save his bankrupt rust belt community. Unless, of course, the satellite completely wipes it from the map.
Synopsis
Fake Fruit Factory is a raucous account of a mayor's sky-high dreams for his small town, and the satellite plummeting to Earth that might destroy it all.
About the Author
Patrick Wensink is the author of three works of fiction, including the bestselling Broken Piano for President, and a forthcoming essay collection. He frequently contributes to publications like New York Times, Oxford American, Salon, and Huffington Post. He once sold his own line of BBQ Sauce, was married in a doughnut shop, and got punched in the mouth so hard he lost a tooth. (Not all at the same time.) He lives in Louisville, KY with his wife and son.