The Iron Giant: A Story in Five Nights

Hughes, Ted

ISBN 10: 0375901671 ISBN 13: 9780375901676

Casa editrice: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1999

Riassunto

The fearsome iron giant becomes a hero when he challenges a huge space monster

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Recensione:

"A tall-tale hero in a parable for today.  The author's intensely felt theme and his invention of dramatic details make this brief piece of fiction high-spirited and entertaining."--The Horn Book

"A clever, inventive fantasy of timely appeal to children."--Booklist

"Written with such great gusto, with such vivid precision, that children will sit spellbound in their ringside seats."--Publishers Weekly

"A great book to start up a family reading tradition.  Irresistible."--Boston Phoenix

"Reckoned one of the greatest of modern fairy tales."--The Observer  (England)

"A thrilling and unforgettable tale, magnificently told."--Trade News (England)

"Hughes has never written more compellingly...with linguistic tact and imaginative power to achieve something of possible enduring consequence."--The Times (England)

"Riveting."--The Tablet (England)

"Brilliant."--The Listener (England)

L'autore:

Ted Hughes, late poet laureate of England, was born in Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, in 1930. After attending Cambridge University, he went on to become a well-known poet, novelist, and essayist with dozens of books to his credit. His last work, Birthday Letters, a poetry collection chronicling his relationship with American poet Sylvia Plath, was published shortly before his death in 1998 at the age of 68.

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• Editore: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0375901671
• ISBN 13: 9780375901676
• Rilegatura: Rilegatura all'americana
• Numero di pagine: 80
• Disegnatore: Davidson Andrew