Pastoralia YA there is also a reverence

there is also a reverence for the 'exquisite human machine

Milkman Dead was born shortly after a neighborhood eccentric hurled himself off a rooftop in a vain attempt at flight

Unafraid of the big issues--death

Yet today there is only one--homo sapiens

Author: Matthew McKay

Pastoralia YA there is also a reverenceTitle: Pastoralia Author: George Saunders ISBN: 9781573228725 Publisher: Riverhead Books Published: 2001 Binding: Paperback Language: English Edition: Reissue Number of Pages: 188 Condition Note: New from the publisher Publisher Description: A stunning collection including the story "Sea Oak," from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Man Booker Prize winning novel Lincoln in the Bardo and the story collection Tenth of December, a 2013