Doctor Rat (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: William Kotzwinkle
- First Published: 1976
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—animal fantasy
- Time of Work: The late twentieth century
- Setting: Earth
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Twentieth century, Animals, Experiments, Rats or mice
- Locales: Earth
The Plot
The primary narrative track follows the eponymous Doctor Rat as he tries to explain, justify, and defend the hideous experiments he is conducting in collaboration with some unseen but omnipotent human agency. The alternative track is a composite of the thoughts of various animals involved in a rebellion against manipulative technology. The animals strive to reaffirm their primal connection to the landscape of the planet and its life-giving properties.
Although he is given the physical attributes of a rodent, Doctor Rat acts and thinks like a man of the late...
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