Black glass
Subtitle: short fictions
By: Karen Joy Fowler
Publisher: Marian Wood Books/Putnam
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780399175794
Subjects: American Short stories
Work titles: Short stories
Description: "First published in 1998 ... and now reissued with the addition of a prefatory essay, Black Glass showcases the ... talents of this prizewinning author. In fifteen ... tales, Fowler lets her wit and vision roam freely, turning accepted norms inside out and fairy tales upside down--pushing us to reconsider our unquestioned verities and proving once again that she is among our most subversive writers"--Dust jacket flap.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Henry Holt, 1998.

"A Marian Wood book."
Table of contents: title: Black glass --; title: Contention --; title: Shimabara --; title: The Elizabeth complex --; title: Go back --; title: The travails --; title: Lieserl --; title: Letters from home --; title: Duplicity --; title: The faithful companion at forty --; title: The brew --; title: Lily red --; title: The black fairy's curse --; title: The view from Venus : a case study --; title: Game night at the Fox and Goose.