Fanny
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Fanny
"Jong . . . filled a gap in the great tradition of the picaresque novel. . . . Linguistically, "Fanny" is a tower of strength. . . . Jong has gone farther than Joyce."--Anthony Burgess, "Saturday Review."
Most of the farm animals avoid talking to Fanny, the three-legged cat, mistakenly thinking she would be embarrassed about her physical handicap.
Fanny, the cat, has only three legs on which she manages just fine.
All Fanny wants in the world is a Connie doll, but Mom says "NO!" But no one ever said she couldn't make one instead!
Most of the farm animals avoid talking to Fanny, the three-legged cat, mistakenly thinking she would be embarrassed about her physical handicap.
Fanny is a dramatic narrative in free verse set in a mansion on an estate in the country where Fanny is the longtime cook.