Ella Minnow Pea is set on the fictitious island of Nollop, an isle 21 miles SE off the coast of South Carolina, and home to Nevin Nollop, the supposed creator of the well-known pangram "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." This sentence is preserved on a memorial to its creator on the island and is taken very seriously by the government of the island. Throughout the book, tiles containing the letters fall from the inscription beneath the statue, and as each one does, the island's govern...
Симпатичная небольшая сказка, практически лингвистическая антиутопия в эпистолярной форме. Она не очень серьёзная и форма довлеет над содержанием, но как интересный эксперимент, практически книга-игра должна понравиться языковым энтузиастам.