Genre: | Literature |
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Language : | English |
Published: | August 08, 2006 |
Edition: | 6th |
Paperback | |
ISBN13: | 9780385720977 |
ISBN10: | 0385720971 |
Dimensions: | 5.24 x 8.0 x 0.58 inches |
Weight: | 187 g |
"Contemporary fairy tales, cushioned by goofy humor and a deep tenderness for her characters, that aren't always as dark or as sinister as they initially appear." --The New York Times Book Review
Aimee Bender’s Willful Creatures conjures a fantastical world in which authentic love blooms. This is a place where a boy with keys for fingers is a hero, a woman’s children are potatoes, and a little boy with an iron for a head is born to a family of pumpkin heads. With her singular mix of surrealism, musical prose, and keenly felt emotion, Bender once again proves herself to be a masterful chronicler of the human condition.