The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy

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Author: Burton, Tim Short storiesPublished on 4 October 2018 by FABER & FABER in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 128 pages157 x 149 x 11 | 224g Twenty-three illustrated gothic tales from the dark corridors of the imagination of Tim Burton. Burton - the creative genius behind Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow and Nightmare Before Christmas, among others - now gives birth to a cast of gruesomely sympathetic children: misunderstood outcasts who struggle to find love and belonging in their cruel, cruel worlds. His lovingly lurid illustrations evoke both the sweetness and tragedy of these hopeful, yet hapless beings. Show more