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Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub Date :2010-5-1 Pages:. 167 A poignant and fantastical first novel by a timeless new literary voice With all the elements of a classic fable. vivid descriptions. and a wholly unique style. this idiosyncratic debut introduces a new and exciting voice to readers of such authors as George Saunders. Kurt Vonnegut. and Yann Martel. In Light Boxes. the inhabitants of one closely-knit town are experiencing perpetual February. It turns out that a god-like spirit who lives in the sky . named February. is punishing the town for flying. and bans flight of all kind. including hot air balloons and even childrens kites. Its February who makes the sun nothing but a faint memory. who blankets the ground with snow. who freezes the rivers and the lakes. As endless February continues. children go missing and more and more adults become nearly catatonic with depre...
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Shane Jones was born in February of 1980. His poetry and short fiction have appeared in numerous literary journals, including New York Tyrant, Unsaid, Typo, and Pindeldyboz. He lives in upstate New York. This is his first novel.
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