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Fabulous Monsters: Dracula, Alice, Superman, and Other Literary Friends
Fabulous Monsters Dracula Alice Superman and Other Literary Friends
Author: Alberto Manguel
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 favorite characters include Jim from Huckl...  more », 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
ISBN-13: 9780300247381
ISBN-10: 0300247389
Publication Date: 9/24/2019
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Yale University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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