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Fabulous Monsters
Dracula, Alice, Superman, and Other Literary Friends
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Fabulous Monsters is ideal for readers and bibliophiles interested in literature, character studies, and the personal impact of stories. Those who appreciate reflective, artful writing on the cultural and emotional significance of fictional characters will find this book particularly rewarding.
This book examines how characters we think we know suddenly shift from behind their conventional stories and, far from accepting the roles assigned to them, our fictional heroes demand enough wiggle-room to teach us about the complexities of love, loss, and life.
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“In art and words, a book lover honours the characters he can’t forget.”—New York Times Book Review
An original look at how literary characters can transcend their books to guide our lives, by one of the world's most eminent bibliophiles.
Alberto Manguel, in a style both charming and erudite, examines how literary characters live with us from childhood on. Throughout the years, they change their identities and emerge from behind their stories to teach us about the complexities of love, loss, and the world itself. Manguel’s favourite characters include Jim from Huckleberry Finn, Phoebe from The Catcher in the Rye, Job and Jonah from the Bible, Little Red Riding Hood and Captain Nemo, Hamlet’s mother, and Dr. Frankenstein’s maligned Monster.
Sharing his unique powers as a reader, Manguel encourages us to establish our own literary relationships. An intimate preface and Manguel’s own “doodles” complete this delightful and magical book.
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Critics praise Fabulous Monsters for its charm and insight. Meghan Cox Gurdon of the Wall Street Journal highlights Manguel’s droll illustrations and the joy of revisiting literary acquaintances. The New York Times Book Review admires the author’s heartfelt tribute to unforgettable characters, while the Literary Review notes the book’s balance of the disturbing and consoling in literature. Emma Smith in the Times Literary Supplement describes the book as designed to be charming, making it an essential read for book lovers.
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ISBN: 9780300255355
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 24 November 2020
Country: United States
Imprint: Yale University Press
Illustration: 38 b-w illus.
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 152.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 256
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Alberto Manguel is a writer, translator, editor, and critic, but would rather define himself as a reader. His previous books include The Library at Night and Packing My Library.
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