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Bears of England
eBook
ISBN/EAN: 9780571306602
Umbreit-Nr.: 7485363
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 256 S., 21.44 MB
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 20.03.2014
Auflage: 1/2014
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Digitales Wasserzeichen
- Zusatztext
- 'There is no category of bear whose story makes for more depressing reading, and whose miserable existence heaps more shame on humanity than that which follows...'Taking in these bears in chains, the circus bears of Bristol, the Victorian sewer bears and the spirit bears of the early years, among others, Mick Jackson's strange beast of a book explores some little known chapters in England's past. Mixing folk tale with fantasy, and history with myth, the narrative that unfolds is dark, playful and filled with magical moments, as it marches ever forward towards a strange convergence.
- Kurztext
- 'There is no category of bear whose story makes for more depressing reading, and whose miserable existence heaps more shame on humanity than that which follows...'Taking in these bears in chains, the circus bears of Bristol, the Victorian sewer bears and the spirit bears of the early years, among others, Mick Jackson's strange beast of a book explores some little known chapters in England's past. Mixing folk tale with fantasy, and history with myth, the narrative that unfolds is dark, playful and filled with magical moments, as it marches ever forward towards a strange convergence.
- Autorenportrait
- Mick Jackson's The Underground Man (1998), was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Whitbread First Novel Award, and was the winner of the Royal Society of Authors' First novel Award. He is also the author of the acclaimed oddity, Ten Sorry Tales (2005).