Slog's Dad
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CountryEngland
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung adult fiction
Published inSo, what kept you?: new stories inspired by Anton Chekhov and Raymond Carver
| "Slog's Dad" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by David Almond | |
 2010 Graphic novel | |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Publication | |
| Published in | So, what kept you?: new stories inspired by Anton Chekhov and Raymond Carver |
| Publication type | anthology |
| Publisher | Flambard Press/New Writing North |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Publication date | 2006 (short story) 2010 (Graphic novel) |
Slog's Dad is a 2006 short story by David Almond and is about a boy called Slog who, sees a man he believes is his father returned from death to visit him. It was originally published in a collection of short stories and subsequently released, in 2010, as a stand-alone graphic novel illustrated by Dave McKean.
Slog's Dad appeared in the following publications:
- So, what kept you?: new stories inspired by Anton Chekhov and Raymond Carver, Claire Malcolm and Margaret Wilkinson, Flambard Press/New Writing North 2006, England, ISBN 9781873226841, paperback[1]
- The National Short Story Prize 2007 2007, England, Atlantic ISBN 9781843546641, paperback[2]
before being published as a stand-alone graphic novel:
- Slog's Dad 2010, England, Walker Books ISBN 9781406322903, hardback[3]
- Slog's Dad 2011, USA, Candlewick Press ISBN 9780763649401, hardback[4]
