Little Green Men (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Christopher Buckley
- First Published: 1999
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: 2000-2001
- Setting: Primarily Washington, D.C.
- Principal Characters: John Oliver Banion, Nathan Scrubbs, Burton Galilee, Danton Falopian, Roscoe J. Murfletit, Roz Well
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Space ships, stations, or vehicles, Betrayal, California, West, U.S., Florida, Speeches, Treason, Computers, Aliens, space, Physics or physicists, Golf, Talk shows
- Locales: Washington, D.C.
The comedic Little Green Men develops the stories of John Oliver Banion and Nathan Scrubbs, both involved in the United States government’s program to control information about extraterrestrial beings and their visits to Earth. Banion fancies himself a powerful player in political circles, intellectually superior and able to rip opponents to shreds on his talk show, named simply Sunday. As the novel opens, Banion is discussing the upcoming launch of the space station Celeste with the president of the United States. (The president is never named, and Christopher Buckley...
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