Fup is a masterfullywritten, totally engaging and enormously fun read by one of americas best kept literary secrets, jim dodge. Two are stock characters from the backwoodsan ornery old man and a big, doofus boy named tiny. I was a wilderness educator back in texas in the mideighties. It was at such a time that they handed me the cause of their days celebration. A novel by jim dodge between these covers reside a twenty pound duck that wont fly, thirty miles of barbedwire fencing, and several batches of illicit whiskey. However, seattle is a small town and every five or six months i would run into them in some swillhole. A full five stars and then some for this little book with a big heart and even bigger belly laugh. The first edition of the novel was published in 1990, and was written by jim dodge. A near fine first printing of the first edition with some sunning to the boards in a near fine dustjacket with some light soiling, signed and inscribed by author jim dodge.
Jim dodge born 1945 is an american novelist and poet whose works combine themes of folklore and fantasy, set in a timeless present. Im halfway through and have put it down, with bookmark. Jun 28, 2016 fup is a masterfullywritten, totally engaging and enormously fun read by one of americas best kept literary secrets, jim dodge. My life represents a breakthrough in several respects. Join facebook to connect with jim dodge and others you may know. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Jim dodge is an american novelist and poet whose works combine themes of folklore and fantasy, set in a timeless present.
Free download or read online stone junction pdf epub book. The first edition of the novel was published in 1983, and was written by jim dodge. And when he comes to pull your leg youll offer it willingly. Colum mccann, new york times fup is a small wonder, filled with magic and actual humanity, a generally hilarious ramble toward a. He has published three novels, fup, not fade away and stone junction and a collection of poetry and prose, rain on the river. Thanks to his homedistilled hooch, ol death whisper, he reckons hes in with. First published in 1983, this story is set in the coastal hills of northern ca. At night i used to read these tough, streetwise kids to sleep catcher in the rye, the grapes of wrath, and a fable called fup by jim dodge.
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Fup is a traditional american tall tale, truly a duck and boar story, but with the flavor of chaucerian fabliaux as though jim dodge crossbred the nuns priests tale with old yeller. Using the new positive psychology to realize your potential for lasting fulfillment by martin e. Download pdf fup by jim dodge 19840430 for free free e. Jim dodge is the author of three novels fup, not fade away, and stone junction and a collection of poetry and short prose, rain on the river. Baixe no formato pdf, txt ou leia online no scribd. He has published three novelsfup, not fade away, and stone junctionand a collection of poetry and prose, rain on the river. Granddaddy jake santee is 99 years old, brews a 95% proof whiskey called ol death whisper, which he drinks everyday and is supposed to give him immortality.
Yet it packs a punch, with dodge delivering more in a few short lines than most do in several pages. A tale of two humans, one duck and several vats of. Fup by jim dodge is in the top ten books to read in one sitting. They loved fup in particular, a fable about a duck. He received his master of fine arts in creative writingpoetry from the university of iowa writers workshop in 1969 and has been the director of the creative writing program in the english department at humboldt state university in arcata. You can download any book by jim dodge in pdf for free at collegestation. This acclaimed book by jim dodge is available at in several formats for your ereader. Tom dodge talks about texas top results of your surfing tom dodge talks about texas start download portable document format pdf and ebooks electronic books free online rating news 20162017 is books that can provide inspiration, insight, knowledge to the reader. Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site. Jim dodge is the author of three books, fup, not fade away and stone junction.
Good book with appreciation to application and accessible to beginners. The original book, hejiinian when hejinian was 37 years old, contains 37 chapters of 37 sentences each. Weighing in at 121 pages fup is a brief book that took me all of an hour and a half to read. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 59 pages and is available in paperback format. Its not that im against big books far from it but they have a harder time convincing me theyre worth opening. Highly recommended to everyone who likes their stories humorous and spiked with a lil magical realism.
He lives on an isolated ranch in sonoma county with his. A guide book and manual jun 01, those close to him said he had stopped eating and drinking several days earlier, as his metabolism slowly churned down. I bought this book because i have so much enjoyed jim dodges first book, fup. At little over a short storys length fups a very quick read but itll stay with you for years. The magician of ducks and outlaws books the guardian. The books stucture also allows hejinian the freedom to stretch out without losing the. Mar 24, 2000 jim dodge talks to phil daoust about mixedup mallards and sudden fame.
The one book that consistently made us laugh is a fable by jim dodge called fup. A domesticated twentypound hen mallard thats a female duck, for those of you in the red states battles her archenemy, a wild boar named lockjaw. Fup 1st edition1st printing jim dodge books tell you. Fup is a tale of two humans, one duck and several vats of homebrewed whisky.
Youre going to hear of it and jim dodge in years to come. Pdf stone junction book by jim dodge free download 384 pages. A little miracle of a book, for all ages, about a duck and a secret recipe for whiskey. First published in 1983, this story is set in the coastal hills of northern california. A modern fable main by dodge, jim, dibben, emma isbn.
Story of three loners that come together to form an unlikely family. Fup a modern fable by jim dodge three monkeys online. Jim dodge talks to phil daoust about mixedup mallards and sudden fame. Download books by jim dodge page 3 free ebook download. Jim dodge and his little book fup appear to be the latest victims of that trend. College of the redwoods and humboldt state universitys 2014 book of the year author jim dodge will read selections from his novel fup twice in november.
The book was rereleased in 2011 in a new, updated edition and can be found in both the hsu and cr bookstores. Fup by jim dodge and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Fup a modern fable by jim dodge ebook 9781847673633 published by canongate 20 november 2008. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 384 pages and is available in paperback format. Grandaddy jake and tiny are such vivid characters they dont need hundreds of pages to. Fup isbn 9781847673251 pdf epub jim dodge ebook ebookmall. Short, sweet, and whiskeyfueledstart with granddaddy jake santee, a cantankerous, ninetynineyearold coot with a taste for gambling and whiskey. He adopts his four year old son tiny, who when older loves to make. Pdf stone junction book by jim dodge free download 384. Not fade away isbn 9781841954868 pdf epub jim dodge. Theres grandaddy jake santee, 99 years old, an unreformed gambler, cranky reprobate and fierce opponent of the work ethic. Ebook tom dodge talks about texas as pdf download portable. Use the notation of exercise once again, an update to avoid confusing friends in my strange recent goodreads habits. In his second novel, the author of fup relives an era that spanned the beat generation and the beginnings of the 60s.
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