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Neil gaimans extraordinary fragile things, from the bestselling author of the ocean at the end of the lane and american gods, reveals one of the worlds most gifted storytellers at the height of his powers, and harnesses the gothic power of angela carters the bloody chamber to the storytelling genius of stephen king. October in the chair a group of twelve people, each named for the months of the year, gather in a forest to tell stories. He writes weird, twisted, exhilarating tales about hidden realities and the bizarre, fanciful creatures that live in them. Please use this display as a guideline and modify as needed. Fragile things audiobook is a collection of short stories and poetry by english author neil gaiman. Nov 05, 2006 in his latest collection, fragile things. Sep 25, 2006 fragile things is a collection of oddities, retellings, poetry, spinoffs, and queer creations of neil gaiman s colorful imagination. Gaiman welds the two genres and styles nicely in this pastiche. Read fragile things by neil gaiman for free with a 30 day free trial. No doubt, thats the major reason why the author has developed such a rabid fan base. Neogothpulpnoir has pretty much been trademarked by gaiman anansi boys, 2005, etc. By turns delightful, disturbing, and diverting, fragile things is a gift of literary enchantment from one of the most unique writers of our time.
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