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Can I read The Marzipan Pig on EtoBox?
The Marzipan Pig by Russell Hoban, Quentin Blake, Russell Hoban is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Marzipan Pig about?
Who but Russell Hoban could weave a tale of life’s pleasures and pain around a candy pig? And who but Quentin Blake could make the most poignant of stories so lighthearted and delightful? In this episodic picture book by an inimitable author-illustrator duo, a fantastic chain of events is triggered by the unacknowledged fall of a marzipan pig behind the sofa. We meet in quick succession a heartsick mouse, a lonely grandfather clock, an owl in love with a taxi meter, a worker bee, a fading hibiscus flower, a mouse who greets the dawn dancing, and finally a boy who guesses at the true relations between things. Appealing to the unsentimental yet sensitive nature of children, The Marzipan Pig is exquisitely attuned to the bittersweet wonder of life and to the sentience of all beings.
Who reads The Marzipan Pig?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Russell Hoban, Quentin Blake, Russell Hoban
- Publisher
- New York Review of Books, Incorporated, The
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781681370057
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Children'S, Fantasy
- Rating
- 3.87 / 5 (88 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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