Name: Fup
Price: 500.00 TWD
Availability: InStock
Author: Jim Dodge
ISBN: 9781597141581

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jim Dodge

Publisher

Heyday Books

Year

2011

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.3 x 13.7 x 0.8 cm

Weight

0.09 kg.

ISBN13

9781597141581

Synopsis "Fup"

Start with Granddaddy Jake Santee, a cantankerous, ninety-nine-year-old coot with a taste for gambling and whiskey; add in Tiny, his gentle giant of an adopted grandson, whose passion for building well-crafted fences on land with no livestock borders on obsessive; then add Fup, a twenty-pound mallard with an iron will and a fondness for hooch and romantic movies. What do you get? You get Fup--a wildly eccentric modern classic that invites you to sit a spell and wet your whistle while it regales you with tales of teaching Fup to fly, the Sunday morning pig hunt, and the Great Checker Showdown of '78. First published in 1983, this hilarious, heartwarming, magical tale has sold over 100,000 copies since its debut. Fup is a contemporary fable that inspires an evangelical fervor in all who read it. As Granddaddy Jake says: &ldqou;It just ain't possible to explain some things, maybe even most things. It's interesting to wonder on them and do some speculation, but the main thing is you have to accept it--take it for what it is, and get on with your getting." So, get on with your getting and read Fup--it's all it's quacked up to be!

Jim Dodge

(Author)

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Jim Dodge (Santa Rosa, California, 1945) is an American novelist and poet, known for his style that blends folklore, fantasy, and cultural critique. He earned an MFA in creative writing from the University of Iowa in 1969 and has held various jobs, from sheepherder to environmental restorer. For years, he lived in a self-sufficient commune in Sonoma County. Since 1995, he has been the director of the creative writing program at Humboldt State University in California.

Among his most notable works are the novels Fup (1983), Not Fade Away (1987), and Stone Junction (1990). In 2002, he published Rain on the River, a collection of poems and short prose written between 1970 and 2001, translated into Spanish as Lluvia sobre el río in 2017. His work has been praised by authors like Thomas Pynchon and is characterized by a lyrical sensibility that combines humor, tenderness, and a deep connection with nature.

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