President Michelle or Ten Days That Shook the World: A Subversive Political Fantasy
| Title | President Michelle or Ten Days That Shook the World: A Subversive Political Fantasy |
| Year for Search | 2011 |
| Authors | Herbstein, Manu(b. 1936) |
| Pagination | 50 pp. |
| Date Published | 2011 |
| Publisher | Author |
| Place Published | Np |
| ISBN Number | 9789988233075 |
| Keywords | Ghanaian author, Male author, South African author |
| Annotation | During the 2012 election, Barak Obama has a heart attack, Michelle Obama is chosen to replace him as the candidate, and easily wins. The novel reports her first ten days in office during which she proposes and gets passed into law An Act to Restore Democracy to the United States of America that eliminates all contribution to politicians. In addition, she proposes to close all U.S. military bases abroad and bring all U.S. forces and material home while developing cooperation with other nations. And, among other things, she intends to radically improve the U.S. health care system. |
| Info Notes | © 2009. A note says that the first publication was on Kindle in 2011, the hard copy ed. is signed 2016. |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | The author (b. 1936) was born and raised in South Africa, lives in Ghana, and is a citizen of both countries. In the 1960s he worked as a civil and structural engineer in England, Nigeria, Ghana, India, Zambia and Scotland. He began to write as he approached retirement. |
| Full Text | 2011 Herbstein, Manu (b. 1936). President Michelle or Ten Days That Shook the World: A Subversive Political Fantasy. Np: Author. © 2009. A note says that the first publication was on Kindle in 2011, the hard copy ed. is signed 2016. 50 pp. PSt During the 2012 election, Barak Obama has a heart attack, Michelle Obama is chosen to replace him as the candidate, and easily wins. The novel reports her first ten days in office during which she proposes and gets passed into law An Act to Restore Democracy to the United States of America that eliminates all contribution to politicians. In addition, she proposes to close all U.S. military bases abroad and bring all U.S. forces and material home while developing cooperation with other nations. And, among other things, she intends to radically improve the U.S. health care system. The author was born and raised in South Africa, lives in Ghana, and is a citizen of both countries. In the 1960s he worked as a civil and structural engineer in England, Nigeria, Ghana, India, Zambia and Scotland. He began to write as he approached retirement. |
