The City of Dreaming Books
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Author
Publication
2008 - Harvill Secker, New South Wales, Australia, New York (State)
Language
English
Translation of: Die Stadt der Träumenden Bücher
Word Count
116,500 words, Guess
Page Count
466 pages
Physical Format
EBook
Identifiers
- ISBN-139781590203675
- ISBN-139781590203682
- ISBN-101590203674
- ISBN-101590203682
- AmazonB07MXFY72F
and 4 more
- OverDrive1A236263-00FC-43C7-8F22-1FAE11F8C64F
- OCLC Control Number664135952
- Better World Books9781590203682
- Open LibraryOL24319829M
Description
Als der Pate des jungen Dichters Hildegunst von Mythenmetz stirbt, hinterlässt er seinem Schützling nur wenig mehr als ein Manuskript. Dieses aber ist so makellos, dass Mythenmetz sich gezwungen sieht, dem Geheimnis seiner Herkunft nachzugehen. Die Spur führt nach Buchhaim, der Stadt der Träumenden Bücher. Als der Held sie betritt, ist es, als würde er die Tür zu einer gigantischen Buchhandlung aufreißen. Er riecht den Anflug von Säure, der an den Duft von Zitronenbäumen erinnert, das anregende Aroma von altem Leder und das scharfe, intelligente Parfüm von Druckerschwärze. Einmal in den Klauen dieser buchverrückten Stadt, wird Mythenmetz immer tiefer hineingesogen in ihre labyrinthische Welt, in der Lesen noch eine wirkliche Gefahr ist, in der rücksichtslose Bücherjäger nach bibliophilen Schätzen gieren, Buchlinge ihren Schabernack treiben und der mysteriöse Schattenkönig herrscht.
Description
The search for the author’s identity takes Yarnspinner 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!
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