The City of Dreaming Books

The City of Dreaming Books
Author :
Publisher : Abrams
Total Pages : 480
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781590203682
ISBN-13 : 1590203682
Rating : 4/5 (682 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The City of Dreaming Books by : Walter Moers

Download or read book The City of Dreaming Books written by Walter Moers and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this whimsical fantasy adventure, a novelist’s search for an author takes him to a magical city, a villainous literary scholar, and perilous catacombs. Optimus Yarnspinner’s search for an author’s identity takes him to Bookholm―the so-called City of Dreaming Books. On entering its streets, our hero feels as if he has opened the door of a gigantic second-hand bookshop. His nostrils are assailed by clouds of book dust, the stimulating scent of ancient leather, and the tang of printer’s ink. Soon, though, Yarnspinner falls into the clutches of the city’s evil genius, Pfistomel Smyke, who treacherously maroons him in the labyrinthine catacombs underneath the city, where reading books can be genuinely dangerous . . . In The City of Dreaming Books, Walter Moers transports us to a magical world where reading is a remarkable adventure. Only those intrepid souls who are prepared to join Yarnspinner on his perilous journey should read this book. We wish the rest of you a long, safe, unutterably dull, and boring life! Praise for The City of Dreaming Books “German author and cartoonist Moers returns to the mythical lost continent of Zamonia in his uproarious third fantasy adventure to be translated into English, a delightfully imaginative mélange of Shel Silverstein zaniness and oddball anthropomorphism à la Terry Pratchett’s Discworld. . . . A wonderfully whimsical story that will appeal to readers of all ages.” —Publishers Weekly “A salmagundi of whimsy, imagination and book lore—remarkable fun.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer “Moers puts Tolkien through some sort of Willy Wonka sweetening process and comes up with characters such as Optimus Yarnspinner, who, names being fate and all, just has to be a storyteller.” —Kirkus Reviews


The City of Dreaming Books Related Books

The City of Dreaming Books
Language: en
Pages: 480
Authors: Walter Moers
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-09-02 - Publisher: Abrams

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In this whimsical fantasy adventure, a novelist’s search for an author takes him to a magical city, a villainous literary scholar, and perilous catacombs. Opt
A City Dreaming
Language: en
Pages: 304
Authors: Daniel Polansky
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-10-04 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A powerful magician returns to New York City and reluctantly finds himself in the middle of a war between the city’s two most powerful witches. “It would he
Dream City
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Harry S. Jaffe
Categories: Racism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-04 - Publisher: Black Incorporated

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

With a new afterword covering the two decades since its first publication, two of Washington, D.C.’s most respected journalists expose one of America’s most
Dreaming the Rational City
Language: en
Pages: 350
Authors: M. Christine Boyer
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 1986 - Publisher: MIT Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Dreaming the Rational City is both a history of the city planning profession in the United States and a major polemical statement about the effort to plan and r
The Dream Weaver
Language: en
Pages: 272
Authors: Reina Luz Alegre
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-06-23 - Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Twelve-year-old Zoey navigates the tricky waters of friendship while looking for a way to save her grandfather’s struggling business in this heartwarming, com