Fup

Fup

by HarryHorse (Illustrator), JimDodge (Author)

Synopsis

Fup is a tale of two humans, one duck and several vats of home-brewed whisky. There's Grandaddy Jake Santee, 99 years old, an unreformed gambler, cranky reprobate and fierce opponent of the work ethic. Thanks to his home-distilled hooch, Ol' Death Whisper, he reckons he's in with good shot at immortality. And then there's Tiny, adopted at the age of four by Grandaddy Jake, a giant young man as gentle as Jake is belligerent. And then there's Fup, an uncompromising twenty-pound mallard, partial to a drink herself, whose unique presence transforms the Santee household. Hilarious, heartwarming and magical, Fup is a contemporary fable that inspires an almost evangelical fervour in all who read it. It is a work of enormous originality with a giant heart.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 96
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Published: 28 Mar 2002

ISBN 10: 1841952591
ISBN 13: 9781841952598

Media Reviews
Fup is a pint-sized powerpack of a novel. It's got everything. * * Big Issue * *
There is a moment of real horror and loss, and then a quite beautiful resolution. The story twists and turns between Twain and Steinbeck but has a fairytale ending worthy of Oscar Wilde. By the way, Fup is the name of the duck, and apart from anything elde, this book is very funny. * * Sunday Telegraph * *
Delightful and constantly surprising. Jim Dodge has produced something rare: a fairy tale that is wonderfully down to earth. The illustrations, by Harry Horse, complement it superbly. * * Daily Telegraph * *
Fup will have you grinning from ear to ear. * * The List * *
Author Bio
Jim Dodge is the author of three novels - Fup, Not Fade Away and Stone Junction - and a collection so poetry and short prose, Rain on the River. He lives on an isolated ranch in western Sonoma County and has been by turns an apple picker, a carpet layer, a teacher, a professional gambler, a shepherd for five years and a woodcutter. He currently works as an environmental restorer - primarily tree planting, log-jam removal and erosion control.