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    New World Fairy Tales

    By Cassandra Parkin

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    In contemporary America, an un-named college student sets out on an obsessive journey of discovery to collect and record the life-stories of total strangers. The interviews that follow have echoes of another, far more famous literary journey, undertaken long ago and in another world.Drawing on the original, unexpurgated tales collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, six of their most famous works are re-imagined in the rich and endlessly varied landscapes of contemporary America.From the glass towers of Manhattan to the remoteness of the Blue Ridge mountains; from the swamps of Louisiana to the jaded glamour of Hollywood, New World Fairy Tales reclaims the fairy tale for the modern adult audience. A haunting blend of romance and realism, these stripped-back narratives of human experience are the perfect read for anyone who has read their child a bedtime fairy story, and wondered who ever said these were stories meant for children.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSalt
    Release dateDec 5, 2012
    ISBN9781844719396
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    Cassandra Parkin

    Cassandra Parkin is the author of several novels, including The Summer We All Ran Away and The Winter's Child. Her short-story collection, New World Fairy Tales, won the 2011 Scott Prize for Short Stories, and her short work has been published in numerous magazines and anthologies. Raised in Hull, she now lives in East Yorkshire. For more information, visit cassandraparkin.wordpress.com, or follow her on Twitter at @cassandrajaneuk.

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    • 3/5
      Competently written, and some fun twists on the original fairy tales. 3 Little Pigs are 3 American Cops, Jack kills a corporate giant after climbing the corporate beanstalk, etc. Riffing on fairy tales is a bit overdone nowadays, in my opinion, but it's clear Parkin will go on to write bolder and better things