McSweeney's #28

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In eight illustrated books, elegantly held together in a single beribboned case, McSweeney's 28 explores the state of the fable—those astute and irreducible allegories one doesn't see so much anymore in our strange new age, when everyone is wild for the latest parable or apologue but can't find time for anything else. Featuring fable-length work by Daniel Alarcon, Sheila Heti, and Nathan Englander, and different illustrators for each piece, McSweeney's 28 promises to offer many nights' worth of fine reading.

Setting
21st century21st centuryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 300 pages
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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