Ella Minnow Pea
A Novel in Letters
Mark Dunn
"The most original novel I have ever read - everyone should read it" - Sarah Broadhurst, The Bookseller
ELLA MINNOW PEA is a novel told through a series of letters, set on the fictional island of Nollop, home to the great Nevin Nollop, inventor of the pangram "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog". The islanders have erected a monument to their hero, but one day the letter 'z' falls from the statue's inscription. To the despair of the residents, the island's governing council interpret the falling tile as Nollop's message from beyond the grave and the islanders are forbidden to write or even speak it. And then another letter falls, and another and another... Mark Dunn tells the fable through the correspondence of Ella Minnow Pea and her family as they race to find the only thing which can save them all from being silenced: another pangram. Somewhere between a game and a political allegory, this hugely enjoyable book is a testament to the glory of language and freedom of speech. "Ella Minnow Pea is a love letter to alphabeterians and logomaniacs everywhere" - Myla Goldberg, author of Bee Season
"Dunn's epistolary novel is sui generis, a delight for people who love language" - Time
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About Mark Dunn Mark Dunn is the author of over twenty-five plays performed throughout the world. He has been the recipient of several national playwriting awards and is currently playwright-in-residence with the New Jersey Repertory Company and the Community Theatre League in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He lives in Greenwich Village.
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