Fiction. "The elderly poor of the 1960's have been replaced by today's affluent retirees. Generation X can't help but notice how the respective roles and situations have reversed. Gus Franza spotted it early on, in this foreboding view of the intergenerational conflict whose present manifestation is the debate on Social Security reform. Written in 1989, this insightful novel protends the class conflicts we are now seeing, both domestically and internationally, in the widening gulf between the few rich and the many poor. That he could deliver this warning in teh context of such a readable story makes Franza's book all the more significant"--Donard Pranzo. August Franza, novelist, poet, playwright and world traveler, lives on the south shore of Long Island with his wife, Amy. He is the author of The Murder of Hitler as well as numerous novels, plays and books of poetry. His literary archives are held by the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he earned a Ph.D. in English in 1981.

Author Hometown: Long Island, NY USA



About the author: August Franza is a prolific novelist, poet, playwright and world traveler. He lives on the south shore of Long Island with his wife, Amy; they winter on Hutchinson Island, Florida. Gus is the author of The Murder of Hitler as well as numerous other novels, plays and books of poetry. His literary archives are held by the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he earned a Ph.D. in English in 1981.