The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents: (Discworld Novel 28) - Brossura

Pratchett, Sir Terry

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ISBN 10: 055255202X ISBN 13: 9780552552028

Casa editrice: Corgi Childrens, 2004

Riassunto

IT’S A RAT-EAT-RAT WORLD . . .

Every town on Discworld knows the stories about rats and pipers, and Maurice – a streetwise tomcat – leads a band of educated ratty friends (and a stupid kid) on a nice little earner. Piper plus rats equals lots and lots of money.

Until they run across someone playing a different tune.

Now he and his rats must learn a new concept: evil . . .

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Recensione:

"An astonishing novel . . . I marvelled at the ferociousness of the humour, and the willingness to go into dark places . . . Were Terry not demonstrably a master craftsman already, The Amazing Maurice might be considered his masterpiece" (Financial Times)

"One of Terry Pratchett's funniest creations of recent years . . . It all adds up to a wonderful book - hilarious, brilliantly constructed and, especially towards its conclusion, shot through with an edginess to balance the laughs" (SFX)

"Ethically challenging, beautifully orchestrated" (Guardian)

"An enticing and occasionally gory introduction to the master of flat earth . . . proves that the Pied Piper of Hamelin was a front for an insider-dealing scam . . . alongside the gags and pest-control politics, there are enough complex ideas about nature, nurture and understanding to satisfy a wide audience" (Observer)

"The humour is sophisticated and demands that the reader keep up to speed. A passion for language, wordplay and puns bursts from the pages" (Daily Telegraph)

Descrizione del libro:

A fantastic new B-format edition of the master storyteller's Carnegie Medal-winning junior Discworld novel

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• Editore: Corgi Childrens
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 055255202X
• ISBN 13: 9780552552028
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 304