Book

The privilege of the happy ending : small medium & large stories

Call Number

  • FICTION JOHN (CEN)

Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

Easthampton, MA : Small Beer Press, [2023]

Physical Description

281 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Summary

"A surprising and exciting new collection of speculative and experimental stories that explore animal intelligences, gender, and the nature of stories. The Privilege of the Happy Ending collects award-winning writer Kij Johnson's speculative fiction from the last decade. The stories explore gender, animals, and the nature of stories, and range in form from classically told tales to deeply experimental works. The collection includes the World Fantasy Award-winning 'The Privilege of the Happy Ending' and 'The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe,' as well as two never-before published works"--

Contents

  • Tool-using mimics
  • Mintis wives
  • Butterflies of Eastern Texas
  • Five sphines and 56 answers
  • Ratatoskr
  • Coyote invents the land of the dead
  • The Ghastly spectre of Toad Hall
  • The Apartment dwellers bestiary
  • The Apartment dwellers stavebook
  • The Apartment dwellers alphabetical dreambook
  • The Dream-quest of Vellitt Boe
  • Noah's Raven
  • Crows attempt human-style riddles, and one joke
  • The Privilege of the happy ending.

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