Riddledom: 101 Riddles and Their Stories
Astle, David
ISBN 10: 1760112607 ISBN 13: 9781760112608
Editore: Allen & Unwin, 2016
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Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Signed by Author(Unverified). Codice articolo wbs4172118221
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Why are ladies like arrows? When is a bird not a bird? What do you call a nun with a washing machine on her head? Welcome to the weird new word adventure from David Astle, plunging into the realm of riddles, chasing down and prising open 101 curious questions from around the planet. A mind-trip across time and place, Riddledom uncovers riddle relics from more than 50 cultures, delving into language and deception, sampling Pompeii walls and Twitter feeds. Readers can unravel each mini-chapter, wrestling with riddles from Wonderland or Zanzibar, Oedipus Rex or Harry Potter. French acrobats, lusty dairymaids, ancient monks—you'll meet the lot in Riddledom. Readers will roam Tasmania and Mongolia, seeking out riddles on clay tablets and Popsicle sticks.
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David Astle has written two novels, plus five non-fiction works: Cluetopia, Puzzled, One Down, One Missing, Offbeat Australia and Riddledom. Between books, he is a crossword setter for the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age. His short stories have won several awards, including a trip to Beijing via Dublin as part of the James Joyce Suspended Sentence Prize in 2001.
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Titolo: Riddledom: 101 Riddles and Their Stories
Casa editrice: Allen & Unwin
Data di pubblicazione: 2016
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Paperback. Condizione: New. Main. Oedipus Rex was an early riddle-cracker, unravelling the Sphinx's enigma of man, though this 'complex' character was not alone. Riddles are enshrined in the Bible's parables, the verdicts of Solomon, and the opaque koans of the Buddhist faith. Meander the archives and you'll find equivalent head-scratchers in the wisdom contests of Valhalla, or the tangled verses of The Exeter Book (1108 AD), where many answers remain up for grabs, one millennium on. Likewise Lewis Carroll left us the raven riddle to wrestle with in Wonderland. Just as modern-day translators have to grapple with the pickle of capturing the Tom Riddle teaser lying at the heart of the Harry Potter saga.Across centuries, across the world, kids have traded in riddles, from the tongues and eyes of shoes, to the tusks and trunks of elephants. Riddling weaves between the playground and the proving grounds, looking at our constant appetite for bewilderment. Quick on the heels of his other brainy hits - Puzzled and Cluetopia - David Astle curates the realm of riddles according to brain zone and visceral groan, readily asking the big questions:What is the human thirst that a riddle quenches?How do riddles vary across cultures, across time?What distinguishes a riddle from a mind-boggling question?And can a tree fall silently in an empty forest? Codice articolo LU-9781760112608
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Paperback. Condizione: New. Main. Oedipus Rex was an early riddle-cracker, unravelling the Sphinx's enigma of man, though this 'complex' character was not alone. Riddles are enshrined in the Bible's parables, the verdicts of Solomon, and the opaque koans of the Buddhist faith. Meander the archives and you'll find equivalent head-scratchers in the wisdom contests of Valhalla, or the tangled verses of The Exeter Book (1108 AD), where many answers remain up for grabs, one millennium on. Likewise Lewis Carroll left us the raven riddle to wrestle with in Wonderland. Just as modern-day translators have to grapple with the pickle of capturing the Tom Riddle teaser lying at the heart of the Harry Potter saga.Across centuries, across the world, kids have traded in riddles, from the tongues and eyes of shoes, to the tusks and trunks of elephants. Riddling weaves between the playground and the proving grounds, looking at our constant appetite for bewilderment. Quick on the heels of his other brainy hits - Puzzled and Cluetopia - David Astle curates the realm of riddles according to brain zone and visceral groan, readily asking the big questions:What is the human thirst that a riddle quenches?How do riddles vary across cultures, across time?What distinguishes a riddle from a mind-boggling question?And can a tree fall silently in an empty forest? Codice articolo LU-9781760112608
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