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02187aam a2200361 i 4500 001 1111E25090E311EEA8442A1A39ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231202011859 008 230605s2023 maua 000 j eng 010 $a 2023024856 020 $a 1618732161 020 $a 9781618732163 020 $a 1618732110 020 $a 9781618732118 040 $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PS3560.O379716 $b P75 2023 082 00 $a 813/.54 $2 23/eng/20230605 100 1 $a Johnson, Kij, $e author. 245 14 $a The privilege of the happy ending : $b small medium & large stories / $c Kij Johnson. 246 3 $a Small medium and large stories. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a Easthampton, MA : $b Small Beer Press, $c [2023] 300 $a 281 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 22 cm. 505 0 $a Tool-using mimics -- Mintis wives -- Butterflies of Eastern Texas -- Five sphines and 56 answers -- Ratatoskr -- Coyote invents the land of th dead -- The ghastly spectre of Toad Hall -- The apartment dwellers bestiary -- The apartment dwellers stavebook -- The apartment dwellers alphabetical dreambook -- The dream-quest of Vellitt Boe -- Noah's Raven -- Crows attempt human-style riddles, and one joke -- The privilege of the happy ending. 520 $a "A surprising and exciting new collection of speculative and experimental stories that explore animal intelligences, gender, and the nature of stories. The Privilege of the Happy Ending collects award-winning writer Kij Johnson's speculative fiction from the last decade. The stories explore gender, animals, and the nature of stories, and range in form from classically told tales to deeply experimental works. The collection includes the World Fantasy Award-winning "The Privilege of the Happy Ending" and "The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe," as well as two never-before published works"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Animal intelligence $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Short stories. $2 lcgft. 941 $a 3 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20240224010807.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20240127012716.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20231202012000.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1111E25090E311EEA8442A1A39ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search