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The Monkey's Wedding: And Other Stories
Contributor(s): Aiken, Joan (Author), Aiken, Lizza (Introduction by)

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ISBN: 1931520747     ISBN-13: 9781931520744
Publisher: Small Beer Press
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Short Stories (single Author)
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2011004625
Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.83" W x 8.78" L (0.83 lbs) 203 pages
Features: Dust Cover, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Library Journal 05/15/2011 pg. 83
Publishers Weekly 04/18/2011
Booklist 05/01/2011 pg. 66
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2011
 
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Praise for Joan Aiken:

Joan Aiken's invention seemed inexhaustible, her high spirits a blessing, her sheer storytelling zest a phenomenon. She was a literary treasure, and her books will continue to delight for many years to come.--Philip Pullman

Aiken writes with the genius of a born storyteller, with mother wit expanded and embellished by civilized learning, and with the brilliance of an avenging angel.--The New Yorker

Joan Aiken's stories captivated readers for fifty years. They're funny, smart, gentle, and occasionally very, very scary. The stories in The Monkey's Wedding are collected here for the very first time and include six never before published, as well as two previously published under the pseudonym Nicholas Dee. Here you'll find the story of a village for sale . . . or is the village itself the story? There's an English vicar who declares on his deathbed that he might have lived an entirely different life. After his death, a large, black, argumentative cat makes an appearance. . . . This hugely imaginative collection includes introductions by Aiken as well as by her daughter, Lizza Aiken.

Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (1924-2004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others. Visit her online at: www.joanaiken.com.

 
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