Winkie is a 2006 allegorical novel by Clifford Chase about a sentient teddy bear who is accused of terrorism. [1] Winkie is a teddy bear miraculously given life and freedom of movement and speech. In the novel, Winkie's gender transforms, from being a 'she' to a 'he,' as he is passed on to different children.

In Cliff Chase’s scathingly funny and surprisingly humane debut novel, the zeitgeist assumes the form of a one-foot-tall ursine Everyman—a mild-mannered teddy bear named Winkie who comes to life and finds himself on the wrong side of America’s war on terror.

Winkie is a mild-mannered teddy bear who finds himself on the wrong side of America's war on terror. After suffering decades of neglect from the children who've forgotten him, Winkie takes to the forest.

Jun 6, 2006 · Clifford Chase's debut novel, Winkie, just released by Grove Press, is the gripping and bizarre story of a teddy bear who gets involved in the war on terror. You will...

Jul 13, 2006 · Winkie, Clifford Chase’s bizarre first novel, is far more than a one-note indictment of human-rights abuses. It’s also a parable, a bedtime story, and a phenomenal character study of a...

Dec 1, 2007 · In Cliff Chase’s scathingly funny debut novel, a mild-mannered teddy bear named Winkie comes to life—only to find himself on the wrong side of America’s war on terror.

Clifford Chase (born 1958) is an American author who has written the memoir The Tooth Fairy [1] [2] and Winkie, a novel about a sentient teddy bear accused of terrorism.

Jan 1, 2006 · In Cliff Chase’s scathingly funny and surprisingly humane debut novel, the zeitgeist assumes the form of a one-foot-tall ursine Everyman — a mild-mannered teddy bear named Winkie who finds himself on the wrong side of America’s war on terror.

In Clifford Chase's novel "Winkie," readers are taken on a thought-provoking and whimsical journey into the mind and life of a beloved teddy bear named Winkie. This captivating and unique story explores themes of identity, justice, and the power of imagination.