Sunbird

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"Sunbird" is a fantasy short story by Neil Gaiman that blends myth, humor, and metafiction as members of an epicurean club pursue the legendary, possibly immortal bird of the title.

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instanceOf fantasy fiction
short story
author Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED
centralCreature sunbird
centralCreatureType mythical bird
collectionAuthor Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstPublicationYear 2005
genre fantasy
humor
metafiction
hasIllustrationsInSomeEditions true
includedInCollection Fragile Things NERFINISHED
language English
literaryStyle metafictional
narrativeElement epicurean club seeking a legendary bird
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originallyPublishedIn Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things That Aren’t as Scary, Maybe, Depending on How You Feel About Lost Lands, Stray Cellphones, Creatures from the Sky, Parents Who Disappear in Peru, a Man Named Lars Farf, and One Other Story We Couldn’t Quite Finish, So Maybe You Could Help Us Out NERFINISHED
partOf Neil Gaiman bibliography
publisherOfFirstEdition McSweeney’s NERFINISHED
setting modern world with fantastical elements
targetAudience adult readers
young adult readers
theme food
immortality
myth
obsession
tone comic
whimsical

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Fragile Things hasStory Sunbird