In the Land of Time: And Other Fantasy Tales - Brossura

Dunsany, Lord

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ISBN 10: 014243776X ISBN 13: 9780142437766

Casa editrice: Penguin Classics, 2004

Riassunto

This selection brings together tales from across the author's entire career. Liberal selections of earlier tales-including the entire Gods of Pegana as well as such notable works as "Idle Days of the Yann" and "The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth"-are followed by memorable later tales, including several about the garrulous traveler Joseph Jorkens and the outrageous murder tale "The Two Bottles of Relish."

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Recensione:

"Dunsany's best stories remain unique: nobody else has ever been able to capture his visions....S.T. Joshi, a biographer of Dunsany and an expert in the Weird, has given us an excellent introduction and notes." —Ursula K. Le Guin, Los Angeles Times Book Review

L'autore:

Baron Dunsany was born in London in 1878, the scion of an Anglo-Irish family that could trace its ancestry to the twelfth century. During his life Dunsany distinguished himself as both an author and a dramatist, he once had five plays running concurrently on Broadway, and is now recognised as a leading figure in the development of modern fantasy literature. His works include The Book of Wonder (1912), Plays of Gods and Men (1917) and The Curse of the Wise Woman (1933).

S.T. Joshi is a freelance writer and editor who has previously edited Penguin Classics editions of The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories (2001) and Ancient Sorceries and Other Strange Stories (2002). Amongst his other published titles are Lord Dunsany: Master of the Anglo-Irish Imagination (1995) and The Modern Weird Tale (2001). He currently lives in Seattle, Washington.

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• Editore: Penguin Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 014243776X
• ISBN 13: 9780142437766
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 432
• Redattore: Joshi S. T.