An edition of Die Stadt der Träumenden Bücher (2004)

The City of Dreaming Books

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An edition of Die Stadt der Träumenden Bücher (2004)

The City of Dreaming Books

  • 4.50 ·
  • 8 Ratings
  • 29 Want to read
  • 2 Currently reading
  • 8 Have read

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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Harvill Secker
Language
English
Pages
466

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Cover of: Die Stadt der träumenden Bücher
Die Stadt der träumenden Bücher: ein Roman aus Zamonien von Hildegunst von Mythenmetz
2010, Piper
Paperback in German - 15. Auflage der Ungekürzten Taschenbuchausgabe
Cover of: The city of dreaming books
The city of dreaming books: a novel from Zamonia
2008, Overlook Press
Paperback in English
Cover of: The City of Dreaming Books
The City of Dreaming Books
2008, Harvill Secker
eBook in English
Cover of: The City of Dreaming Books
The City of Dreaming Books: a novel from Zamonia by Optimus Yarnspinner
September 6, 2007, Overlook Press
Hardcover in English

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Edition Notes

Published in
New South Wales, Australia
Translation Of
Die Stadt der Träumenden Bücher
Translated From
German

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Format
eBook
Number of pages
466

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24319829M
ISBN 13
9781590203675, 9781590203682
OCLC/WorldCat
664135952
Amazon ID (ASIN)
B07MXFY72F
OverDrive
1A236263-00FC-43C7-8F22-1FAE11F8C64F

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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.

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