The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil.

About The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil

The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil is a 130-page novella by the American writer George Saunders. It has been described as a parable and likened to George Orwell's Animal Farm. Its author has said it is about "the human tendency to continuously divide the world into dualities". Saunders wrote the book over several years at Syracuse University, New York, where he is a creative writing professor.