Walter Moers
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| Title | : | The City of Dreaming Books (Zamonien #4) |
| Author | : | Walter Moers |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 461 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 2007 by Vintage (first published 2004) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Writing. Books About Books. European Literature. German Literature. Humor |
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The author of 13 1⁄2 Lives of Captain Bluebear transports us to a magical world. Optimus Yarnspinner finds himself marooned in the subterranean world of Bookholm, the City of Dreaming Books, where reading can be dangerous, where ruthless Bookhunters fight to the death. Optimus Yarnspinner, a young writer, inherits from his beloved godfather an unpublished short story by an unknown author. His search for the author's identity takes him 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...Present Books During The City of Dreaming Books (Zamonien #4)
| Original Title: | Die Stadt der Träumenden Bücher |
| ISBN: | 0099490579 (ISBN13: 9780099490579) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Zamonien #4, Träumende Bücher #1 |
| Characters: | Hildegunst von Mythenmetz |
| Literary Awards: | Phantastik-Preis der Stadt Wetzlar (2005), Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser for Sonderpreis (2005) |
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Ratings: 4.36 From 15069 Users | 1185 ReviewsJudgment Epithetical Books The City of Dreaming Books (Zamonien #4)
This book is the fourth part in the Zamonia series, written by Walter Moers. Zamonia is a fantasy continent and each book is set in a different part of it. This means that all the books have a different theme, with different main characters. Therefore, the books are easily read as separate books and because each book has another theme, everybody can find something of their own liking. Rumo, for example, is about a society inspired by how dogs interact with each other. Ensel und Krete is a ratherMoers's thesis--books are awesome--is certainly one I agree with, but he lets that message usurp the plot to the point that it takes close to 150 pages before anything really happens. There's plenty of whimsy and literary allusions (some genuinely funny and clever, as with most of Moers's comments regarding critics, and others less so) and a plethora of sentient species from dinosaurs to gnomes to giant grubs. All of which I would adore, if it were only shown-not-told, and if it propelled the
I know this is going to sound really silly, but this is the best book I've ever read. Please don't get distracted by all the illustrations and the fact that this is a fantasy novel; it is a timeless, mindblowing, deeply moving masterpiece filled with beautiful imaginary worlds and superior writing. It's a beautiful novel for people who love books and adventures, for daydreamers, idealists, optimists, people who haven't lost their hope, but also for pessimists and people with depression because
Wow. This book is going to be really hard to describe.At a very basic level, this is about a guy brought up in a very literary culture, who goes to discover the identity of a mysterious author in a city made of bookshops... and falls into a dark conspiracy...The "guy" is a dinosaur, and the city of Bookholm is made of and obsessed with books, literature and everything relating to that. Even more, it is built on an ancient catacomb of buried books - but what makes this book so...
Fantastic. I'm in literary love. This was the first book by Walter Moers that I read but will definitely not be the last. I have rarely loved and adored a book as much as this one.The ultimate book for any booklovers with a sense of humour and a love for good, exciting stories. "The City of Dreaming Books" tells the story of Hildegunst von Mythenmetz (called Optimus Yarnspinner in the English translation, but I read a Finnish translation which kept the original German name of the protagonist)
i dunno - this book isnt as cute/clever as it thinks it is. maybe if i were one of the adults-who-read-harry-potter, i would have a better understanding of it, but as it happens, i am not. i expected something more book-dorky, but it was just like reading a childrens adventure story. meh.
what an amazing novel! ridiculous, irreverant, hilarious, philisophical, snuggly, informative, and many other ives that are positive. i don't want to spoil it, as if anyone could, for folks, so i'll just say this; a three foot tall dinosaur travels to said city in possession of a manuscript, and in search of its author, and manages to re-write the history of Zamonian literature. and foil a nefarious scheme.GO FORTH AND READ THIS WONDERFUL
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