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 vacation. Storylines both conventional and outlandish reveal humdrum routines as menacing, or 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 humor and moments of sadness add a quirky unpredictability. Also included is the previously unpublished novella, "Botch Town," a coming-of-age story about a boy on Long Island whose family and friends live ordinary lives under threats both real and imagined. Each story is followed by a brief afterword that details its genesis.
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boatman's holiday 其中的一篇小说； 杰弗里·福特重新演绎罗马神话。
评分杰弗里·福特的这本小说集《冰淇淋王国》的开篇之作就是《伊林欧凯编年史》（The Annals of Eelin-OK），这样的安排绝非偶然。假使说他的《冰淇淋王国》除了故事精彩外，还在谋篇布局上下足了功夫，那么《伊林欧凯编年史》纯粹是靠故事来打动人。 伊林欧凯是什么？ 他属于某...
评分杰弗里·福特的这本小说集《冰淇淋王国》的开篇之作就是《伊林欧凯编年史》（The Annals of Eelin-OK），这样的安排绝非偶然。假使说他的《冰淇淋王国》除了故事精彩外，还在谋篇布局上下足了功夫，那么《伊林欧凯编年史》纯粹是靠故事来打动人。 伊林欧凯是什么？ 他属于某...
评分杰弗里·福特的这本小说集《冰淇淋王国》的开篇之作就是《伊林欧凯编年史》（The Annals of Eelin-OK），这样的安排绝非偶然。假使说他的《冰淇淋王国》除了故事精彩外，还在谋篇布局上下足了功夫，那么《伊林欧凯编年史》纯粹是靠故事来打动人。 伊林欧凯是什么？ 他属于某...
评分boatman's holiday 其中的一篇小说； 杰弗里·福特重新演绎罗马神话。
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只读了其中一篇《冰淇淋王国》，已经回味无穷。希望早日能见到这本短篇集的中文版面世。
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