The magic kingdom
By: by Stanley Elkin ; introduction by Rick Moody.
Edition: 1st Dalkey Archive ed.
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Normal, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
Subjects: Terminally ill children -- Fiction; Children -- Death -- Fiction; Walt Disney World (Fla.) -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: "Abandoned by his wife and devastated by the death of his twelve-year old son, Eddy Bale becomes obsessed with the plight of terminally ill children and develops a plan to provide a "last hurrah" dream vacation for seven children who will never grow-up. Eddy and his four dyfunctional chaperones journey to the entertainment capital of America - Disney World.

Once they arrive, a series of absurdities characteristic of an Elkin novel - including a freak snowstorm and a run-in with a vengeful Mickey Mouse - transform Eddy's idealistic wish into a fantastic nightmare."--BOOK JACKET.