Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Gage, Scott
URN	etd-04142005-101456
Title	The Gurgitators
Degree	Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Department	English
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Rick Blackwood Committee Chair David Madden Committee Member James Wilcox Committee Member
Keywords	competitive eating gurgitators
Date of Defense	2005-04-08
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Hardy Runyan, an obese dishwasher from Louisiana, seeks to become a champion gurgitator through the guidance of Trina Hicks, a coach of competitive eating who’s starving to reclaim her former glory. Armed with a stunted gag reflex and a stomach he can stretch to the skin, Hardy eats his way toward a showdown in which he dethrones the world champion of oyster eating.
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