Motel of the mysteries
3.6/ 5
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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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Sign InHumorModern CivilizationAntiquitiesAnecdotesFiction in EnglishEgyptologyTutankhamunMotel LifeArcheologyFiction, humorous, generalHumor, form, parodiesPictorial American wit and humor
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Book Details
First Published
1979
Pages
95 pages
Rating
3.6 / 5
Ratings
5
Editions
10
Publisher
Paw Prints
Language
ENG
Status
Published
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