Sharply observed and brilliantly plotted Stars and Bars is an uproariousportrait of culture clash deep in the heart of the American South by one ofcontemporary ... » 

Sharply observed and brilliantly plotted Stars and Bars is an uproariousportrait of culture clash deep in the heart of the American South by one ofcontemporary literatures most imaginative novelists. A recent transfer toManhattan has inspired art assessor Henderson Dores to shed his British reserveand aspire to the impulsive and breezy nature of Americans. But when LoomisGage an eccentric millionaire invites him to appraise his small collection ofImpressionist paintings Doress plans quite literally go south. Stranded at aremote mansion in the Georgia countryside Dores is received by the bizarreGage family with Anglophobic slurs nauseainducing food ludicrous deaththreats and a menacing face off with competing art dealers. By the time hemanages to sneak back to New York Citysporting only a cardboard boxHendersonDores realizes he is fast on the way to becoming a naturalized citizen. «