Fup

* I was a "wilderness educator" back in Texas in the mid-eighties ... At night I used to read these tough, streetwise kids to sleep - Catcher in the Rye, The Grapes of Wrath, and a fable called Fup by Jim Dodge. They loved Fup in particular, a fable about a duck ... I still hear from these kids - they're all over the country now and generally they're out of trouble, except for the fact that they might be reading Fup to their kids -- Colum McCann Paris Review * A fairytale ending worthy of Oscar Wilde Sunday Telegraph * You'll love it Independent on Sunday * Short, sharp and wickedly funny Elle * Delightful and constantly surprising. Jim Dodge has produced something rare: a fairy tale that is wonderfully down to earth. Daily Telegraph * This novel is fupped uck. The Times * Stupendous. It is a jewel, a gem, a diamond in the cesspool of life. San Francisco Chronicle A short, masterful and unusual fable. The Times * A timeless fable that is vibrant, vital, poetic and full of humanity, this is a short but perfectly formed work that you can come back to again and again. Waterstone's Books Quarterly * If you fell in love with Babe then you'll love Fup. Simple, touching and refreshingly short The Face * A pint-sized powerpack of a novel. It's got everything Big Issue * Fup shows Jim Dodge to be one of the most original literary voices Elle