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Fox 8


A Literary Fiction Short Story


Subgenres:

  • Animal Narrator,
  • Dark Humor
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This book is for you if you're into...

  • Animal narrators learning human language in quirky, heartfelt ways
  • Darkly comic tales about nature clashing with modern development
  • Illustrated stories blending humor and real emotional stakes
Publisher Description

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo, a darkly comic short story about the unintended consequences unleashed by our quest to tame the natural world—featuring gorgeous black-and-white illustrations by Chelsea Cardinal.

Fox 8 has always been known as the daydreamer in his pack, the one his fellow foxes regard with a knowing snort and a roll of the eyes. That is, until he develops a unique skill: He teaches himself to speak "Yuman" by hiding in the bushes outside a house and listening to children's bedtime stories.

The power of language fuels his abundant curiosity about people—even after "danjer" arrives in the form of a new shopping mall that cuts off his food supply, sending Fox 8 on a harrowing quest to help save his pack.

Told with his distinctive blend of humor and pathos, Fox 8 showcases the extraordinary imaginative talents of George Saunders.

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