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"item_title" : "The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories",
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Overview
Newly reissued for holiday gift giving--a collection of charmingly weird tales conjured from the unique imagination of acclaimed filmmaker Tim Burton
From breathtaking stop-action animation to bittersweet modern fairy tales, filmmaker Tim Burton has become known for his unique visual brilliance--witty and macabre at once. Now, he gives birth to a cast of gruesomely sympathetic children--misunderstood outcasts who struggle to find love and belonging in their cruel, cruel worlds. His lovingly lurid illustrations evoke both the sweetness and tragedy of these dark yet simple beings--hopeless, hapless heroes who appeal to the ugly outsider in all of us, and let us laugh at a world we have long left behind (mostly, anyway).
Details
- ISBN-13: 9780688156817
- ISBN-10: 0688156819
- Publisher: Dey Street Books
- Publish Date: October 1997
- Dimensions: 7.79 x 5.27 x 0.68 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.68 pounds
- Page Count: 128
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