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008			201006s2020 nyua 000 1 eng
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050	0	0	_aPR6063.C326 _bT58 2021
082	0	0	_a823/.914 _223
100	1		_aMcCall Smith, Alexander, _d1948- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aTiny tales / _cby Alexander McCall Smith ; with illustrated by Iain McIntosh.
250			_aFirst American edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bPantheon Books, _c[2020]
300			_ax, 226 pages : _billustrations ; _c18 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
510	4		_aBooklist, _cApril 15, 2021
510	4		_aBooklist Starred Reviews
520			_a"From the beloved author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series comes a delightful compendium of very short fiction and comics that celebrate the joy and absurdity of the human experience. It is often said that the best things in life come in small packages--anyone in search of proof need look no further than the stories in this collection: brief, utterly engaging tales that offer lasting surprise and delight. From the original Greek financial crisis, when the profligate Gods of Olympus were punished by Odin and the other Norse Gods for their unchecked spending, to a handy unintended benefit of cosmetic surgery; from Pope Ron, the first Australian Pope, who wants nothing more than to live quietly, to a rather droll cat named Stanley, to Good President Wenceslas, benevolent leader of a snowy land: these stories are by turns funny, poignant, and deliciously wicked, each one a gift begging to be unwrapped and enjoyed again and again"-- _cProvided by publisher.
700	1		_aMcIntosh, Iain, _eillustrator.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aMcCall Smith, Alexander, _tTiny tales _bFirst American edition. _dNew York : Pantheon Books, 2021. _z9780593316016 _w(DLC) 2020045182
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