In 1987 the novel was adapted by Disch as an animated film. ĭisch said that he was unable to publish the story as a children's book at first, because publishers thought the concept of talking appliances was too “far-fetched”, even after Disch had sold it to Disney as a film Doubleday finally published it as part of a five-book contract. Buy it for your children read it yourself," and also suggested that the book lacked a clearly defined audience. Anna Quindlen, writing for the New York Times, called it "a wonderful book for a certain sort of eccentric adult. The Brave Little Toaster was well-received by critics. It also won a Locus Award, Seiun Award and British SF Association Award. It was one of the most popular science fiction and fantasy stories of the early 1980s, and was nominated for both a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award for Best Novella. Although appearing in a general circulation magazine, the story was written in the style of a children's fable. The story first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (August 19, 1980). The story centers on five members of a family of electronic household appliances-the Lamp (a lamp), the Blanket (an electric blanket), the Radio (a radio), the Hoover (a vacuum cleaner) and the Toaster (a toaster)-on their quest to find their owner referred to as the Master.
Disch that is not a modernized version of the story The Brave Little Tailor by the Brothers Grimm intended for children or, as put by him, a "bedtime story for small appliances". The Brave Little Toaster is a novel by Thomas M.
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