{"product_id":"these-children-who-come-at-you-with-knives-and-other-fairy-tales-stories-9781439154120","title":"These Children Who Come at You with Knives, and Other Fairy Tales: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jim Knipfel\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Short Stories (single author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the irresistibly droll mind of Jim Knipfel comes \u003ci\u003eThese Children Who Come at You with Knives, and Other Fairy Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, a series of twisted fables that echo with pinpoint acuity. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA masterful storyteller whose memoirs and novels have earned him widespread acclaim, this is Knipfel's first foray into the short story, and he delivers in spades: this wickedly dark satire on the notion of happily ever after turns the traditional fairy tale on its head. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong the array of lonely losers wallowing in discontent, the enterprising reader of this volume may meet a talking chicken who learns the world has little patience for intelligence, a foul-mouthed gnome set on world domination, and a magical snowman wrestling with the horror of being alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThese Children Who Come at You with Knives\u003c\/i\u003e, Knipfel's singular and brilliantly funny mind reinvents the bedtime story and offers up a wildly entertaining meditation on the perils of human nature.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45410868002967,"sku":"9781439154120","price":1375.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781439154120.webp?v=1767313526","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/these-children-who-come-at-you-with-knives-and-other-fairy-tales-stories-9781439154120","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}