What a sparkling jewel-box of a book is Ellen Klages’ World Fantasy Award-winning “Passing Strange” — full of intricate workings, hidden chambers, privileged glimpses into private and magical lives.
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> Read MoreWhen waking life seems like an unreal simulacra, and drudgery the only wearying reality, our dreams may escape into us. Part of the dream/life triptych.
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