Motel of the mysteries

95 pages

English language

Published Aug. 10, 1979 by Houghton Mifflin.

ISBN:
978-0-395-28424-7
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OCLC Number:
5029734

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5 stars (1 review)

An arch and witty tale purporting to be the dissertation of some future archeologists' discovery and exploration of the "Toot and C'mon Motel" (any resemblance to a Holiday Inn and the Egyptian pharaoh is entirely intentional.) In the process, they get just about every detail wrong, surmising it to be a necropolis - does the "Plant That Would Not Die" symbolize eternal life or… wait a minute, isn't that just the ubiquitous plastic philodendron in every room? - and along the way cast doubt on what we really think we "know" about ancient Egypt. It's all enhanced by Macaulay's detailed and meticulous pen-and-ink sketches. Hilarious and memorable.

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Subjects

  • Civilization, Modern -- 1950- -- Humor
  • North America -- Antiquities -- Humor