The King of the Hummingbirds and Other Tales

The King of the Hummingbirds and Other Tales

John Champlin Gardner

Publication
1977

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About the Book

Four fairy tales featuring a stupid coppersmith's son, a witch unhappy in her profession, a gnome with power to change things, and a fat, bespectacled Jewish boy who hopes to marry a princess.

Contents:

  • The King of the Hummingbirds
  • The Witch's Wish
  • The Pear Tree
  • The Gnome and the Dragons
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John Champlin Gardner

John Champlin Gardner, Jr. (1933–1982) was a well-known and controversial American novelist and university professor, best known for his novel Grendel, a retelling of the Beowulf myth. John Gardner's best known novels include: The Sunlight Dialogues, a novel about a brooding, disenchanted policeman who is asked to…

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