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Item Details
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THE EMPIRE OF ICE CREAM
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| By: |
Jeffrey Ford |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£12.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1930846584 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781930846586 |
| Publisher: |
GOLDEN GRYPHON PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 April, 2009 |
| Pages: |
319 |
| Synopsis: |
Mixing the mundane with the metaphysical, the pairings of the everyday and the extraordinary in this collection of short fiction yield supernatural results -- a young musician perceives another world while drinking coffee; a fairy chronicles his busy life in a sandcastle during the changing tide; a demonic 16th-century chess set shows up in a New Jersey bar; and Charon, the boatman of hell, takes a few days of vacation. Storylines both conventional and outlandish reveal humdrum routines as menacing and imaginary worlds as perfectly familiar. Allusions to authors such as Edgar Allan Poe and Jules Verne reinforce the fantasy tradition in these tales, while understated humour and moments of sadness add a quirky unpredictability. Each story is followed by a brief afterword that details its genesis, offering insight into the many autobiographical elements found within. |
| Illustrations: |
frontispiece |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Golden Gryphon Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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