The Mouse And His Child (Faber Children's Classics)
by:
Russell Hoban (author)
The Mouse and His Child The mouse and his child are discarded into the rubbish after Christmas. Forced to join the ruthless Manny the rat, they remain indomitable - with the help of their guardian angel, a self-absorbed frog trapped in an old glove. Full description
The Mouse and His Child The mouse and his child are discarded into the rubbish after Christmas. Forced to join the ruthless Manny the rat, they remain indomitable - with the help of their guardian angel, a self-absorbed frog trapped in an old glove. Full description
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ISBN:
9780571202225 (0571202225)
Edition language: English
As strange and disturbing as one expects from the pen of Hoban. This is closer to Riddley Walker, Expanded Edition than to Frances, for certain. It's deeply symbolic and I think that it would reward any number of readings. There's just so much going on beneath the surface, and listening to it was no...
This is another book in my desultory campaign to re-read books that I liked in childhood and see if they stand up to adult scrutiny.This one has some light-hearted satire on avant-garde theatre and useless philosophising that I very much doubt I picked up on in primary school that seems to be there ...
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