Seven ingeniously reinvented fairy tales that play out with astonishing consequences in the modern world, from one of today''s finest short story writers – MacArthur ''Genius Grant'' Fellow Kelly Link, bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Get in Trouble.Finding seeds of inspiration in the Brothers Grimm, seventeenth-century French lore, and Scottish ballads, Kelly Link spins classic fairy tales into utterly original stories of seekers – characters on the hunt for love, connection, revenge, or their own sense of purpose.In ''The White Cat''s Divorce'', an aging billionaire sends his three sons on a series of absurd goose chases to decide which will become his heir.

In ''The Girl Who Did Not Know Fear'', a professor with a delicate health condition becomes stranded for days in an airport hotel after a conference, desperate to get home to her wife and young daughter, and in acute danger of being late for an appointment that cannot be missed.

In ''Skinder''s Veil'', a young man agrees to take over a remote house-sitting gig for a friend. But what should be a chance to focus on his long-avoided dissertation instead becomes a wildly unexpected journey, as the house seems to be a portal for otherworldly travelers – or perhaps a door into his own mysterious psyche.Twisting and winding in astonishing ways, expertly blending realism and the speculative, witty, empathetic, and never predictable – these stories remind us once again of why Kelly Link is incomparable in the art of short fiction.Reviews for Get in Trouble: ''Kelly Link is inimitable.

Her tales are like nothing else, dark yet sparkling with her unique brand of fairy dust'' Erin Morgenstern ''Link''s stories are always a treat... Richly imagined, intellectually teasing: these are not so much small fictions as windows on to entire worlds. A brilliant, giddying read'' Sarah Waters ''How does Kelly Link understand our pains and longings and memories and even our futures so well?...

A national treasure!'' Yiyun Li ''Funny, moving, tender, brave and dangerous'' Neil Gaiman


Format Häftad Omfång 352 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Head of Zeus Utgivningsdatum 2023-03-02 ISBN 9781804548417