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Idiots : Five Fairy Tales and Other Stories by Jakob Arjouni; Anthea Bell is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Like a postmodern Aesop, Jakob Arjouni wittily punctures pretension and self-deception. These tales are characterized by ironic humor with an underlying note of melancholy. <p>Among the delightful idiots collected here, the author offers a domineering mother whose rock star son fails to appreciate her efforts on his behalf; a hopeful young movie director with a bad case of writer's block; and an aging author of pulp fiction trying to write one good, serious book before he dies. They are all visited by a fairy who offers to grant one wish, with the exceptions of immortality, health, money, and love. Their wishes, once granted, have stinging consequences--the resolutions of which read like an updated version of the Brothers Grimm. A would-be novelist, whose marriage is on the rocks, longs for excitement and soon finds himself taken hostage by a girl bank robber; and a mysterious old man who comes to a village to end his days in peace winds up the close acquaintance of the local drunk.</p>

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Author

Jakob Arjouni; Anthea Bell

Publisher

Other Press (NY); Other Press

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9781590511572

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Stories

Rating

3.38 / 5 (94 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14