These Children Who Come at You with Knives, and Other Fairy Tales (Paperback, Original)

From the irresistibly droll mind of Jim Knipfel comes "These Children Who Come at You with Knives, and Other Fairy Tales," a series of twisted fables that echo with pinpoint acuity. A masterful storyteller whose memoirs and novels have earned him widespread acclaim, this is Knipfel's first foray into the short story, and he delivers in spades: this wickedly dark satire on the notion of happily ever after turns the traditional fairy tale on its head. Among the array of lonely losers wallowing in discontent, the enterprising reader of this volume may meet a talking chicken who learns the world has little patience for intelligence, a foul-mouthed gnome set on world domination, and a magical snowman wrestling with the horror of being alive. In "These Children Who Come at You with Knives," Knipfel's singular and brilliantly funny mind reinvents the bedtime story and offers up a wildly entertaining meditation on the perils of human nature.

General

Imprint:	Simon & Schuster
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2010
First published:	June 2010
Authors:	Jim Knipfel
Dimensions:	215 x 168 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	256
Edition:	Original
ISBN-13:	978-1-4391-5412-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	1-4391-5412-0
Barcode:	9781439154120

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