num_pages: 224
description: "Contemporary fairy tales, cushioned by goofy humor and a deep tenderness for her characters, that aren't always as dark or as sinister as they initially appear." --The New York Times Book Review Aimee Bender s Willful Creatures conjures a fantastical world in which authentic love blooms. This is a place where a boy with keys for fingers is a hero, a woman's children are potatoes, and a little boy with an iron for a head is born to a family of pumpkin heads. With her singular mix of surrealism, musical prose, and keenly felt emotion, Bender once again proves herself to be a masterful chronicler of the human condition.
language: English
title: Willful Creatures
titlecomplete: Willful Creatures
genres: Short Stories, Short Story Collection, Literary Fiction, Adult Fiction, Literature, Fantasy, Fiction, Surreal, Contemporary, Magical Realism
ratings_count: 5236
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: James Tiptree Jr. Award
publisher: Anchor