The Alehouse at the End of the World, Stevan Allred
The Alehouse at the End of the World, Stevan Allred
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The Alehouse at the End of the World

Author: Stevan Allred

Narrator: Stevan Allred

Unabridged: 15 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/18/2018

Synopsis

When a fisherman receives a mysterious letter about his beloved’s demise, he sets off in his skiff to find her on the Isle of the Dead. The Alehouse at the End of the World is an epic comedy set in the sixteenth century, where bawdy Shakespearean love triangles play out with shapeshifting avian demigods and a fertility goddess, drunken revelry, bio-dynamic gardening, and a narcissistic, bullying crow, who may have colluded with a foreign power.A raucous, aw-aw-aw-awe-inspiring romp, Stevan Allred’s second book is a juicy fable for adults, and a hopeful tale for our troubled times.

About Stevan Allred

Stevan Allred lives and writes in a house in the woods halfway between Fisher’s Mill and Viola, in rural Clackamas County, outside of Portland, Oregon. He is the editor of Dixon Ticonderoga, a zine that explores the intimate relationship between divorce and pencils. He teaches writing at the Pinewood Table. Allred has been published in numerous literary journals and websites, and he has twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael

Over at Heavy Feather Review, I had the true pleasure to review Stevan Allred's new novel, THE ALEHOUSE AT THE END OF THE WORLD (Forest Avenue Press). Folks, this one is a doozy: a medieval-esque fantasy tale set to the tune of Monty Python that is both hilarious and enlightening. A story of tyrants......more

Goodreads review by Max

С литературой последних лет получается нет-нет да и да. Вроде и совсем уже не ждешь ничего ни от кого, а хорошая книжка вдруг как прыгнет. Так и тут. Знакомый орегонский радийщик взял интервью у орегонской ираноэтнической писательницы, я ткнул в ее книжку, ткнул в издателя - и попал вот на это малень......more

Goodreads review by Tracy

I'm not entirely sure what to say about this book because while it intrigued and amused me, it also often flummoxed me. I will say that it was never what I expected, and that's often a good thing in terms of my reading. Stevan Allred has produced a novel that often reads like an R-rated cross betwee......more

Goodreads review by Doug

I was fortunate to read an early galley of Stevan Allred’s new book. It is amazing. A fable, an adventure, a story filled with treats for us lovers of words and culture and the world. This is one of the rare books I never wanted to end. Completely satisfying, dramatic, hilarious, a wonderful world.......more

Quotes

“The epic voyage catches you between laughter and a tear forming at the edge of your eye. Like life does.” Lidia Yuknavitch, author of The Book of Joan

“The talented and erudite Stevan Allred is a natural storyteller…You will frequently gasp, occasionally wring your hands, and always delight at Mr. Allred’s sharp ear for dialogue, unerring instinct for suspense, and magisterial command of the fanciful world that may await us all in our next life.” Michael Shou-Yung Shum, author of Queen of Spades

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