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      The Magic Kingdom

      by Stanley Elkin
      Published
      Oct 2000
      Main Genre
      Fantasy Fantasy
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      317
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      Brimming with Elkin's comic brilliance and singular wordplay, The Magic Kingdom tells the story of Eddy Bale, who, determined to learn from the ghastly experience of his son's long, drawn-out death, decides to give seven terminally ill children a dream vacation before they die.

      Abandoned by his wife and devastated by the death of his twelve-year old son, Eddy Bale becomes obsessed with the plight of terminally ill children and develops a plan to provide a last hurrah dream vacation for seven children who will never grow-up.

      Eddy and his four dysfunctional chaperones journey to the entertainment capital of America—Disney World. Once they arrive, a series of absurdities characteristic of an Elkin novel—including a freak snowstorm and a run-in with a vengeful Mickey Mouse—transform Eddy's idealistic wish into a fantastic nightmare.

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      Speculative Fiction

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      Fantasy

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      First Edition Oct 2000 Plume ISBN13 9780525482116 ISBN10 0525482113
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      Apr 1991 Thunder's Mouth Press 1991 ISBN13 9781560250180 ISBN10 1560250186
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      Aug 1999 Recorded Books ISBN13 9780788734977 ISBN10 0788734970
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