Happily Ever After
fairy tales, children, and the culture industry
Happily Ever After is a 1997 fairy-tale retelling novel by Jack David Zipes. Readers will find themes of folklore and children, film and video adaptations, history and criticism and fairy tales.
At about 171 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.
Quick answers
Who wrote Happily Ever After?
Happily Ever After was written by Jack David Zipes and first published in 1997.
What genre is Happily Ever After?
It is usually shelved as Fairy Tale Retellings.
How long is Happily Ever After?
The median edition has 171 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Happily Ever After?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig and Rose Daughter.
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