Maybelle the Cablecar Luīze Rukšāne sometimes seamlessly mirroring waking life

sometimes seamlessly mirroring waking life before diving back into the illusory

and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize

“Whilst Nineteen Eighty-Four might focus on the logical conclusion of authoritarianism

and come morning

In the vein of Alison Bechdel or Harvey Pekar

Maybelle the Cablecar Luīze Rukšāne sometimes seamlessly mirroring waking lifeBy Virginia Lee Burton. Published by Harper Collins. Paperback, 48 pages, colour, 1997. By recounting actual events in San Francisco's effort to keep the city's cable cars running, this classic story illustrates how the voice of the people can be heard in the true spirit of democracy.