Review: 3 Dead Princes: An Anarchist Fairytale

Three's a good start.

(This review first appeared in the New York Journal of Books on 15th September 2010)

Danbert Nobacon, whose penname seems to be derived from an old knock-knock joke, is best known for his part in the rock band Chumbawamba. ("I get knocked down, then I get up again." Yes, that's the one.) He describes his first book, 3 Dead Princes, illustrated by cult moviemaker Alex Cox, as "an unfairy tale for nine to ninety-nine year olds."

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