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Tiny Wife by Andrew Kaufman
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Tiny Wife (edition 2011)

by Andrew Kaufman

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A magical short novel from the author of All My Friends are Superheroes. A robber charges into a bank with a loaded gun, but instead of taking any money he steals an item of sentimental value from each person. Once he has made his escape, strange things start to happen to the victims. A tattoo comes to life, a husband turns into a snowman, a baby starts to shit money. And Stacey Hinterland discovers that she's shrinking, a little every day, and there is seemingly nothing that she or her husband can do to reverse the process. The Tiny Wife is a weird and wonderful modern fable. Small, but perfectly formed, it will charm, delight and unnerve in equal measure.… (more)
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Title:Tiny Wife
Authors:Andrew Kaufman
Info:Friday Project (2011), Hardcover, 80 pages
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Rating:*****
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Um pequeno livro "fantástico", com histórias inverossímeis mas que nos deixam a pensar....
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  Filomena_vitorino | Jun 28, 2023 |
This is a very odd one! It reminds me of the Wild Cards series, where the natural world loses all logic, and the survivors just have to manage the best they can.

I liked it! ( )
  Lorrrraine | Jan 16, 2021 |
Absolutely delightful short novel. Imaginative, beautiful language, humorous and insightful. Examines the character flaws of people through the consequences after they are subjected to a very unusual robbery. ( )
  CarterPJ | Aug 25, 2014 |
Enjoyed this little book. Definitely 'Different' ( )
  janeyhoho | Jan 12, 2014 |
Andrew Kaufman is one of my favourite authors. He is able to take a concept and explore it in quirky, surreal ways, yet bring us back always to story about everyday people with ordinary issues that we all struggle with.

In the Tiny Wife, Mr. Kaufman starts with a robbery that was "not without consequences. The consequences were the point of the robbery." The Thief demands from each of the 13 people in the bank he is robbing the the item they are currently holding which has the greatest sentimental value for them. Not money.

And from there, Mr. Kaufman takes us on a journey of tattoos coming to life, spouses turning in snowmen and the narrator's wife who is shrinking daily until she fits in his pocket. And implicitly, he takes us through a journey of love, acceptance and dealing with our past. ( )
  LynnB | Jan 1, 2014 |
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For the extremely patient, and exceedingly tall, Marlo.
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The robbery was not without consequences.
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A magical short novel from the author of All My Friends are Superheroes. A robber charges into a bank with a loaded gun, but instead of taking any money he steals an item of sentimental value from each person. Once he has made his escape, strange things start to happen to the victims. A tattoo comes to life, a husband turns into a snowman, a baby starts to shit money. And Stacey Hinterland discovers that she's shrinking, a little every day, and there is seemingly nothing that she or her husband can do to reverse the process. The Tiny Wife is a weird and wonderful modern fable. Small, but perfectly formed, it will charm, delight and unnerve in equal measure.

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