Frederick "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" is

"The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" is many things: the story of a marriage that mysteriously collapses

Don DeLillo

Catch-22 remains a cornerstone of American literature and one of the funniest--and most celebrated--books of all time

a Macarthur Fellow and winner of the Joyce Carol Oates Prize

Combining comic memoir with chilling reportage and cobweb-clearing analysis

Frederick "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" isIllus. in full color. "While other mice are gathering food for the winter, Frederick seems to daydream the summer away. When dreary winter comes, it is Frederick the poet mouse who warms his friends and cheers them with his words." "Wilson Library Bulletin." "A splendid achievement." (starred) "School Library Journal. "