The Magic Kingdom Format:PaperbackBy Stanley Elkin Introduction by Rick Moody ISBN: 9781628976083 Publication Date: 7 1 2025 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
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