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by Jen Fawkes
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jen FawkesPublish date:2021-10-05Pages:196
Language:EnglishPublisher:Press 53ISBN-13:9781950413362ISBN-10:1950413365UPC:9781950413362Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author), Women, FantasyBook Topic:HumorousSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.8818Product ID:SCVSA0NM04

What if Captain Hook gave up marauding and took a gig at the Post Office? How did Hamlet's uncle Claudius become such a rat? What might happen if a plastic surgeon fell for Medusa? If Moby Dick could write a letter, what would he say to Ahab? The answers to these and many other questions can be found in Tales the Devil Told Me by Jen Fawkes-winner of the 2020 Press 53 Award for Short Fiction.


These twelve stories examine the possible lives of such classic literary villains as Professor Moriarty, Shere Khan, Rumpelstiltskin, Polyphemus, Mrs. Danvers and others, while illuminating the consumptive nature of love, the crushing weight of isolation, the false promise of beauty, and the power of storytelling itself.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Press 53ISBN-13:9781950413362ISBN-10:1950413365UPC:9781950413362Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author), Women, FantasyBook Topic:HumorousSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.8818Product ID:SCVSA0NM04
Fawkes, Jen: - Jen Fawkes won the 2020 Press 53 Award for Short Fiction for Tales the Devil Told Me. Her debut book, Mannequin and Wife (LSU Press) won two 2020 Foreword INDIE Awards (Gold in Short Stories/Honorable Mention in Literary Fiction), was nominated for a 2020 Shirley Jackson Award, and was named one of Largehearted Boy's Favorite Short Story Collections of 2020. Jen's work has appeared in One Story, Lit Hub, Crazyhorse, storySouth, The Iowa Review, Best Small Fictions 2020, and many other venues. Her fiction has won numerous prizes, from The Pinch, Salamander, Washington Square Review, and others. The recipient of the 2021 Porter Fund Literary Prize, Jen lives in Little Rock, Arkansas, with her husband and several imaginary friends.
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