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A man made entirely of bats / Patrick Lenton ; cover design and illustrations by Daniel Lethlean Higson.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New South Wales : Spineless Wonders, 2015.Description: 107 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781925052114 (paperback)
  • 1925052117 (paperback)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • A823.4 23
Contents:
Mooncat -- Wonder woman -- Radioactive jerk -- The man with the massive heart -- Dr Fun -- King of the world -- Confession -- Sheila discovers magnetism -- Phraseo - rogue editor -- A man made entirely of bats -- Guerilla mum -- Faith -- Mr Aerodynamic -- Ross Geller man -- The neighbour herd -- Infertility man -- Insomni-yak -- To the frighthouse -- When the helicopter come -- Believe -- Other worlds -- Clitfingers -- Uncle Jeremy has turned into a tree -- Too heavy for Superman -- Acknowledgments.
Summary: 'A Man Made Entirely of Bats' is a collection of short stories and flash fiction by one of Australia's newest voices. Comedic and absurd, these stories are an entertaining exploration of the concept of super heroes and of the super strange in our world. 'Featuring a colourful assortment of superheroes, mutants, zombies, bank robbers and boy bands - these stories are wonderfully bizarre, original and hilarious. A new and original voice, Patrick Lenton's short stories bring qualities rare in Australian fiction; inventiveness, humour, and a fine sense of the absurd.
List(s) this item appears in: Australian Short Stories
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item reserves
Book Melbourne Athenaeum Library Fiction - Short stories LEN Issued 13/05/2024 058842
Total reserves: 0

Mooncat -- Wonder woman -- Radioactive jerk -- The man with the massive heart -- Dr Fun -- King of the world -- Confession -- Sheila discovers magnetism -- Phraseo - rogue editor -- A man made entirely of bats -- Guerilla mum -- Faith -- Mr Aerodynamic -- Ross Geller man -- The neighbour herd -- Infertility man -- Insomni-yak -- To the frighthouse -- When the helicopter come -- Believe -- Other worlds -- Clitfingers -- Uncle Jeremy has turned into a tree -- Too heavy for Superman -- Acknowledgments.

'A Man Made Entirely of Bats' is a collection of short stories and flash fiction by one of Australia's newest voices. Comedic and absurd, these stories are an entertaining exploration of the concept of super heroes and of the super strange in our world. 'Featuring a colourful assortment of superheroes, mutants, zombies, bank robbers and boy bands - these stories are wonderfully bizarre, original and hilarious. A new and original voice, Patrick Lenton's short stories bring qualities rare in Australian fiction; inventiveness, humour, and a fine sense of the absurd.

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