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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100385722435
ISBN-139780385722438
eBay Product ID (ePID)2314024
Product Key Features
Book TitleElla Minnow Pea : a Novel in Letters
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicEpistolary, General, Coming of Age, Humorous / General
GenreFiction
AuthorMark Dunn
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight6.6 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-066459
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"There's the whiff of a classic about Ella Minnow Pea ." --The Christian Science Monitor "A love letter to alphabetarians and logomaniacs everywhere." --Myla Goldberg "A curiously compelling . . . satire of human foibles, and a light-stepping commentary on censorship and totalitarianism." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "This exceptional, zany book will quickly make you laugh." -- Dallas Morning Herald, "There's the whiff of a classic about Ella Minnow Pea ." -The Christian Science Monitor "A love letter to alphabetarians and logomaniacs everywhere." -- Myla Goldberg "A curiously compelling . . . satire of human foibles, and a light-stepping commentary on censorship and totalitarianism." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "This exceptional, zany book will quickly make you laugh." -- Dallas Morning Herald, "There's the whiff of a classic aboutElla Minnow Pea." -The Christian Science Monitor "A love letter to alphabetarians and logomaniacs everywhere."--Myla Goldberg "A curiously compelling . . . satire of human foibles, and a light-stepping commentary on censorship and totalitarianism." --The Philadelphia Inquirer "This exceptional, zany book will quickly make you laugh." --Dallas Morning Herald
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisElla Minnow Pea is a girl living happily on the fictional island of Nollop off the coast of South Carolina. Nollop was named after Nevin Nollop, author of the immortal pangram,* "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." Now Ella finds herself acting to save her friends, family, and fellow citizens from the encroaching totalitarianism of the island's Council, which has banned the use of certain letters of the alphabet as they fall from a memorial statue of Nevin Nollop. As the letters progressively drop from the statue they also disappear from the novel. The result is both a hilarious and moving story of one girl's fight for freedom of expression, as well as a linguistic tour de force sure to delight word lovers everywhere. *pangram: a sentence or phrase that includes all the letters of the alphabet, A hilarious and moving story of one girl's fight for freedom of expression, as well as a linguistic tour de force sure to delight word lovers everywhere Ella Minnow Pea is a girl living happily on the fictional island of Nollop off the coast of South Carolina. Nollop was named after Nevin Nollop, author of the immortal phrase containing all the letters of the alphabet, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." Now Ella finds herself acting to save her friends, family, and fellow citizens from the encroaching totalitarianism of the island's Council, which has banned the use of certain letters of the alphabet as they fall from a memorial statue of Nevin Nollop. As the letters progressively drop from the statue they also disappear from the novel. The result is "a love letter to alphabetarians and logomaniacs everywhere" (Myla Goldberg, bestselling author of Bee Season )., Ella Minnow Pea is a girl living happily on the fictional island of Nollop off the coast of South Carolina. Nollop was named after Nevin Nollop, author of the immortal phrase containing all the letters of the alphabet, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." Now Ella finds herself acting to save her friends, family, and fellow citizens from the encroaching totalitarianism of the island's Council, which has banned the use of certain letters of the alphabet as they fall from a memorial statue of Nevin Nollop. As the letters progressively drop from the statue they also disappear from the novel. The result is both a hilarious and moving story of one girl's fight for freedom of expression, as well as a linguistic tour de force sure to delight word lovers everywhere.
LC Classification NumberPS3604.U56E45 2002
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- 31. Aug. 2021
Amazing novel written in the form of letters
This book is an amazing novel written in the form of letters. It's clever and unbelievably creative. Although written 20 years ago, it has overtones of what's going on in the world today. You will not regret reading this!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 25. Nov. 2020
Ella Minnow Pea
Wonderful and captivating! Excellent story using letters (in every sense!) and brilliantly done. Ending was a little sudden but I loved the story all the same. Definitely recommend!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 29. Jul. 2020
Perfect Novel!
This was an absolutely amazing novel! I would highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys reading or language!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 13. Feb. 2023
Creative
This was my first 5-star book of 2023. It was such a unique idea for a story. It's a quick read, fun and thought-provoking.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 25. Aug. 2021
Good book, great value.
Good book, great value. Came earlier than expected.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 26. Jun. 2019
good condition
good conditionBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 22. Jun. 2021
LMNOP
At first a little gimmicky, but worthwhileBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
