Fup
Fup
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Fup by Jim Dodge
There's Grandaddy Jake Santee, 99 years old, an unreformed gambler, cranky reprobate and fierce opponent of the work ethic. Thanks to his home-distilled hooch, Ol' Death Whisper, he reckons he's in with good shot at immortality. And then there's Tiny, adopted at the age of four by Grandaddy Jake, a giant young man as gentle as Jake is belligerent. And then there's Fup, an uncompromising twenty-pound mallard, partial to a drink herself, whose unique presence transforms the Santee household. Hilarious, heartwarming and magical, Fup is a contemporary fable that inspires an almost evangelical fervour in all who read it. It is a work of enormous originality with a giant heart.
You'll love it* * Independent on Sunday * *
Delightful and constantly surprising. Jim Dodge has produced something rare: a fairy tale that is wonderfully down to earth. * * Daily Telegraph * *
Short, sharp and wickedly funny. * * Elle * *
This novel is fupped uck. * * The Times * *
Stupendous. It is a jewel, a gem, a diamond in the cesspool of life. * * San Francisco Chronicle * *
A short, masterful and unusual fable. * * The Times * *
A timeless fable that is vibrant, vital, poetic and full of humanity, this is a short but perfectly formed work that you can come back to again and again. * * Waterstone's Books Quarterly * *
Delightful and constantly surprising. Jim Dodge has produced something rare: a fairy tale that is wonderfully down to earth. * * Daily Telegraph * *
Short, sharp and wickedly funny. * * Elle * *
This novel is fupped uck. * * The Times * *
Stupendous. It is a jewel, a gem, a diamond in the cesspool of life. * * San Francisco Chronicle * *
A short, masterful and unusual fable. * * The Times * *
A timeless fable that is vibrant, vital, poetic and full of humanity, this is a short but perfectly formed work that you can come back to again and again. * * Waterstone's Books Quarterly * *
Jim Dodge is the author of three novels - Fup, Not Fade Away and Stone Junction - and a collection of poetry and short prose, Rain on the River. He lives on an isolated ranch in western Sonoma County and has been by turns an apple picker, a carpet layer, a teacher, a professional gambler, a shepherd for five years and a woodcutter. He currently works as an environmental restorer - primarily in tree planting, log-jam removal and erosion control.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781847673251 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847673252 |
| Title | Fup |
| Author | Jim Dodge |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
| Year published | 2009-04-02 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |