Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch - Brossura

Gaiman, Neil; Pratchett, Terry

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ISBN 10: 0060853972 ISBN 13: 9780060853976

Casa editrice: William Morrow & Co, 2007

Riassunto

The world is going to end next Saturday, just before dinner, but it turns out there are a few problems--the Antichrist has been misplaced, the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse ride motorcycles, and the representatives from heaven and hell decide that they like the human race, in a new edition of the classic novel, featuring a new afterword from the authors. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“The Apocalypse has never been funnier.” (Clive Barker)

“Hilariously naughty.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“Wacky and irreverent.” (Booklist)

“Reads like the Book of Revelation, rewritten by Monty Python.” (San Francisco Chronicle)

“Fiendishly funny.” (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

“From beginning to end, GOOD OMENS is side-splittingly funny . . . a ripping good time.” (Rave Reviews)

“If you’ve never read [GOOD OMENS], don’t miss it now. Grade: A.” (Rocky Mountain News)

“It could be called The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Armargeddon.” (Palm Beach Post)

“[L]ittle asides, quirky observations, simple puns and parody eventually add up to snorts, chortles and outright laughs.” (San Diego Union-Tribune)

“What’s so funny about Armageddon? More than you’d think . . . GOOD OMENS has arrived just in time.” (Detroit Free Press)

L'autore:

Neil Gaiman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including Norse Mythology, Neverwhere, and The Graveyard Book. Among his numerous literary awards are the Newbery and Carnegie medals, and the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Will Eisner awards. Originally from England, he now lives in America.

Sir Terry Pratchett was the internationally bestselling author of more than thirty books, including his phenomenally successful Discworld series. His young adult novel, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, won the Carnegie Medal, and Where's My Cow?, his Discworld book for “readers of all ages,” was a New York Times bestseller. His novels have sold more than seventy five million (give or take a few million) copies worldwide. Named an Officer of the British Empire “for services to literature,” Pratchett lived in England. He died in 2015 at the age of sixty-six.

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• Editore: William Morrow & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0060853972
• ISBN 13: 9780060853976
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 384