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Manguel, Alberto

 
9780156008723: The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic
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ISBN 10 : 0156008726 ISBN 13 : 9780156008723
Editeur : Mariner Books, 2000

Synopsis

From Atlantis to Xanadu and beyond, this Baedeker of make-believe takes readers on a tour of more than 1,200 realms invented by storytellers from Homer's day to our own. Here you will find Shangri-La and El Dorado; Utopia and Middle Earth; Wonderland and Freedonia. Here too are Jurassic Park, Salman Rushdie's Sea of Stories, and the fabulous world of Harry Potter. The history and behavior of the inhabitants of these lands are described in loving detail, and are supplemented by more than 200 maps and illustrations that depict the lay of the land in a host of elsewheres. A must-have for the library of every dedicated reader, fantasy fan, or passionate browser, Dictionary is a witty and acute guide for any armchair traveler's journey into the landscape of the imagination.

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À propos de l'auteur

Alberto Manguel, translator, editor, and essayist, is the bestselling author of dozens of books including AHistory of Reading.

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Éditeur
Mariner Books
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0156008726
ISBN 13 
9780156008723
Reliure
Broché
Illustrateur
Greenfield Graham
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
776
Coordonnées du fabricant
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