{"product_id":"the-brubury-tales-illustrated-edition-9781496135575","title":"The Brubury Tales (Illustrated Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA modern classic in rhyming verse -- gritty, moving, and unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Brubury Tales transforms Chaucer's Canterbury Tales into a powerful, contemporary epic set in post-riot Los Angeles. On a tense graveyard shift, seven security guards launch a high-stakes storytelling contest, each tale a bid for the ultimate prize: a full week of paid Christmas vacation. What follows is a fierce, funny, and deeply human battle of voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten entirely in rhyming verse, these stories echo the spirit of Dickens, Dostoevsky, Boccaccio, O. Henry, Poe, Twain, Gilman, Crane, Saki, Anderson, Bierce, and even Khayyam's Rubaiyat. The result is a rare blend of classic literary craft and modern grit - a book that feels both timeless and urgently of this moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis illustrated edition features eleven original artworks by Keith Draws and a personal foreword by California literary icon Carolyn See, who calls The Brubury Tales \"a landmark book in what is going to be, and already is, an exceptional, distinguished literary career.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of multiple awards, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoet Laureate Award nomination (UCLA \u0026amp; Cal)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVice Provost Award for Fiction (UCLA)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoetry Book of the Year (Reader Views)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMost Innovative Book of Poetry (Bookhitch)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Powerful Teaching Companion to Chaucer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEducators across the country use The Brubury Tales as a contemporary companion to The Canterbury Tales, helping students bridge medieval literature with the modern world. Its accessible language, vivid characters, and familiar Los Angeles setting make Chaucer's themes easier to grasp for today's readers. The book naturally sparks classroom discussions about: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame narratives and storytelling traditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhyme, meter, and poetic form\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatire, voice, and social commentary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdaptation across cultures, eras, and identities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow literature reflects and refracts its historical moment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether taught alongside Chaucer or on its own, The Brubury Tales opens the door to deeper engagement, comparative analysis, and meaningful conversations about community, justice, and the power of storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Jonathan Hsy writes in The Chaucer Review, Mundo's work \"challenges readers to question the very notion of racial transparency ... acknowledging the fraught conditions of 'brown' identity\" in today's world. The Sacramento Book Review adds, \"Mundo's skill is astounding ... soon enough the reading becomes listening.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow available in paperback, Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and audiobook, this is a story meant to be read, heard, and shared -- a testament to the enduring power of storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFans of verse novels and narrative poetry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaders who love modern retellings of classics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeachers seeking an accessible companion to Chaucer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudents encountering medieval literature for the first time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Caroyn See,Frank Mundo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496135575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank Mundo has a BA in English from UCLA, where he completed the Creative Writing Program. His stories, poetry, and essays have appeared in dozens of journals, magazines and anthologies in print and online. For over a decade, Mr. Mundo has also been reviewing books for the San Diego Union-Tribune, The New York Journal of Books, and many more. Author of Gary, the Four-Eyed Fairy and Other Stories, an interconnected collection of his very best short stories published over the last 15 years, Mr. Mundo's latest book, Different, is an illustrated novella that reimagines Kafka's Metamorphosis and Alice in Wonderland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45500992487539,"sku":"9781496135575","price":19.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_d3c34520-75ea-409f-ad59-c9b34b5563e2.jpg?v=1789489734","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-brubury-tales-illustrated-edition-9781496135575","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}