The Christmas Pig: A Fable

by Kinky Friedman

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It's a Christmas tale only a man called Kinky could tell. King Jonjo Mayo the First is in a bind. Every Christmas, he commissions an artist to paint a traditional nativity scene to be dramatically revealed after midnight mass. This year, though, the date is mere weeks away, and he still has not yet found his painter. The king decides to take a chance on a peculiar, mute boy whose artistic genius and clairvoyance are rumored throughout the kingdom. He sends three valiant, if begrudging, show more knights to seek out the boy in the remote countryside. Finally, they find Benjamin -- and he is, indeed, peculiar. Nobody knows if the child is up to the task, but the king's Christmas tradition -- and Benjamin himself -- might just be saved by a Christmas miracle that comes in the form of a very special pig -- who is rather peculiar herself. show less

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Well, it's not your usual Kinky Friedman book as it's rather lacking in sexual innuendo and profanity. Instead, it's a fairly sweet take on the nativity scene (if you're a Jesus-person) and some nice commentry on art and artists (for the rest of us). It's almost in the Holy Grail tradition, with its knights and quests, which I enjoyed, and has some surreal parts with vikings and mermaids to make sure it's not a regular fable. Should have read it at Xmas, though... :)
Ein "Zauberjunge", der nicht spricht, aber mit seinen Bildern Gegenwart und Zukunft malen kann, ist im Mittelpunkt dieses Buches. Als er den Auftrag erhält, ein Bild der Krippenszene für den König zu malen, leistet ihm bei dieser nächtlichen Arbeit ein Schwein Gesellschaft, mit dem er sich befreundet. So wird das Bild ganz anders, als ursprünglich gedacht.
Das Buch ist sehr schön und hochwertig aufgemacht, mit schönen Bildern im Innenteil.
Inhaltlich hat es mich nicht überzeugt. Ich finde die Geschichte viel zu überfrachtet. Die Weihnachtsidee kann man auch viel einfacher transportieren. Ich hatte mit den Charakteren überhaupt so meine Probleme. Was am Ende mit Schwein und Kind passiert, ist meiner Meinung nach völlig unnötig.

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Kinky Friedman is the author of twelve novels, including Blast from the Past, Road Kill, The Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover, God Bless, John Wayne, Armadillos & Old Lace; and Elvis, Jesus and Coca Cola. He lives in a little green trailer in a little green valley deep in the heart of Texas. (Publisher Provided) Author, singer, and songwriter Kinky show more Friedman was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 31, 1944. He grew up on a ranch in central Texas and received a B. A. in Psychology and Plan II Honors from the University of Texas at Austin in 1966. After graduation, he severed two years with the Peace Corps in Borneo. In the early 1970's, he formed a country and western band called The Texas Jewboys. His music mixed social commentary with humor and dealt with topics such as racism and anti-Semitism. He reached cult status and was a musical guest on Saturday Night Live in October 1976. After his music career ended in the 1980's, he started writing detective novels featuring a fictionalized version of himself solving crimes in New York City. Since April 2001, he has been a regular columnist for Texas Monthly magazine, but stopped in March 2005 due to his campaign bid for governor of Texas. He founded Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch, whose mission is to care for stray, abused, and aging animals. He currenlty lives at Echo Hill Ranch which is located near Kerrville, Texas. In 2012, Kinky Friedman partnered up with Willie Nelson to write Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road which became a New York Times Best Seller. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Fiction and Literature, Children's Books, Fantasy
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
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PS3556 .R527 .C47Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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