{"product_id":"ella-minnow-pea-a-novel-in-letters","title":"Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Flap\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tElla Minnow Pea is a girl living happily on the fictional island of Nollop off the coast of South Carolina. Nollop was named after Nevin Nollop, author of the immortal pangram, * \"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.\" Now Ella finds herself acting to save her friends, family, and fellow citizens from the encroaching totalitarianism of the island's Council, which has banned the use of certain letters of the alphabet as they fall from a memorial statue of Nevin Nollop. As the letters progressively drop from the statue they also disappear from the novel. The result is both a hilarious and moving story of one girl's fight for freedom of expression, as well as a linguistic tour de force sure to delight word lovers everywhere. \n\u003cbr\u003e*pangram: a sentence or phrase that includes all the letters of the alphabet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMark Dunn \n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of seven novels and more than thirty full-length plays. \n\u003ci\u003eBelles\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eFive Tellers Dancing in the Rain \u003c\/i\u003ehave together received over 150 productions throughout the world, and Dunn has been the recipient of several national playwriting awards. Currently the playwright-in-residence with the New Jersey Repertory Company and the Community Theatre League in Williamsport, PA, he lives in Santa Fe, NM.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"There's the whiff of a classic about \n\u003ci\u003eElla Minnow Pea\u003c\/i\u003e.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A love letter to alphabetarians and logomaniacs everywhere.\" --Myla Goldberg \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A curiously compelling . . . satire of human foibles, and a light-stepping commentary on censorship and totalitarianism.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This exceptional, zany book will quickly make you laugh.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA hilarious and moving story of one girl's fight for freedom of expression, as well as a linguistic tour de force sure to delight word lovers everywhere\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElla Minnow Pea is a girl living happily on the fictional island of Nollop off the coast of South Carolina. Nollop was named after Nevin Nollop, author of the immortal phrase containing all the letters of the alphabet, \"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.\" \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow Ella finds herself acting to save her friends, family, and fellow citizens from the encroaching totalitarianism of the island's Council, which has banned the use of certain letters of the alphabet as they fall from a memorial statue of Nevin Nollop. As the letters progressively drop from the statue they also disappear from the novel. The result is \"a love letter to alphabetarians and logomaniacs everywhere\" (Myla Goldberg, bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eBee Season\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/15\/2005 pg. 174 (EAN 9780385722438, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/01\/2005 (EAN 9780385722438, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dunn, Mark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2002-09-17\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Fiction \/ Literary|Fiction \/ Coming of Age|Fiction \/ Epistolary (Letters, Diaries, etc.)|Fiction \/ Humorous \/ General\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e South Carolina|Communal living|Islands|Epistolary fiction|Fables\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385722438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780385722438\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52371686883609,"sku":"SP-9780385722438","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780385722438_spiral.png?v=1778435118","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/ella-minnow-pea-a-novel-in-letters","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}