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Genre/Form: | Young adult fiction Short stories Young adult works Horror fiction Fiction Fantasy fiction |
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Material Type: | Fiction |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Neil Gaiman |
ISBN: | 0060515228 9780060515225 9780061252020 0061252026 9781472250964 1472250966 |
OCLC Number: | 69241597 |
Description: | xxxi, 360 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Introduction -- A study in emerald -- The fairy reel -- October in the chair -- The hidden chamber -- Forbidden brides of the faceless slaves in the secret house of the night of dread desire -- The flints of memory lane -- Closing time -- Going wodwo -- Bitter grounds -- Other people -- Keepsakes and treasures -- Good boys deserve favors -- The facts in the case of the departure of Miss Finch -- Strange little girls -- Harlequin valentine -- Locks -- The problem of Susan -- Instructions -- How do you think it feels? -- My life -- Fifteen painted cards from a vampire tarot -- Feeders and eaters -- Diseasemaker's group -- In the end -- Goliath -- Pages from a journal found in a shoebox left in a Greyhound bus somewhere between Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Louisville, Kentucky -- How to talk to girls at parties -- The day the saucers came -- Sunbird -- Inventing Aladdin -- The monarch of the glen -- Credits. |
Responsibility: | Neil Gaiman. |
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Abstract:
A extraordinary collection of short stories, including How to Talk to Girls at Parties, now a major film starring Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning and Alex Sharp.
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'Predominantly dark, the stories are occasionally whimsical and satirical, and at times humorous, but the book's underlying theme is fragility and how people, dreams and hearts are so easily broken' - Sun Herald'The collection also boasts lush prose...and a winning faith in the enchantment of stories. Expect the unexpected. Then savor the luscious chills.' - Kirkus Reviews'Gaiman has a deft touch for suprise and inventiveness, and there are inspired moments' - Publishers Weekly'Immensely entertaining ... Combines the anarchy of Douglas Adams with a Wodehousian generosity of spirit' - Susanna Clarke Read more...
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