{"product_id":"father-of-the-bride-of-frankenstein-paperback","title":"Father of the Bride of Frankenstein - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel M. Kimmel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1818, Mary Shelley wrote \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e, creating the iconic concept, and incidentally creating modern science fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1935, Elsa Lanchester married the monster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd now, Daniel M. Kimmel updates the myth, and tells us the tale from the point of view of the most important character: the Father of the Bride of Frankenstein.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not Ms. Shelley's monster, but (dare we say it?) a dazzling urbanite, literate and thoughtful... and Jewish?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScience has always outrun the guidelines of ethics. It's not unthinkable that interspecies relationships will be the next big question. And with those relationships will come a father's love for his daughter, and that father's fears for his bankbook when his doting daughter plans the most outrageous of weddings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking your daughter happy can be a wild ride when her fianc  is being called subhuman, sued because of his very existence, and trying to keep a good Jewish home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso includes the bonus, rarely seen short story \"Cinema Purgatorio.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilm critic and award-winning author Daniel M. Kimmel is the author of the Hugo-finalist non-fiction volume \u003cem\u003eJar Jar Binks Must Die... and Other Observations about Science Fiction Movies\u003c\/em\u003e, and the novels \u003cem\u003eShh  It's a Secret: a novel about Aliens, Hollywood, and the Bartender's Guide\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTime On My Hands: My Misadventures In Time Travel\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the winner of the 2018 Skylark Award (formally known as the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award for Imaginative Fiction), which is given by the New England Science Fiction Association for lifetime contributions to science fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 04, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430636699826,"sku":"9781515423799","price":25.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f02688924e4c4dcd24cc9704bbccc151.webp?v=1778573561","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/father-of-the-bride-of-frankenstein-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}