Neil Gaiman: Smoke and Mirrors, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Smoke and Mirrors
- Short Fictions and Illusions
- Publisher:
- Harper Collins Publ. USA, 10/2020
- Binding:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert, Mass Market PB
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9780380789023
- Item number:
- 2053387
- Copyright-Jahr:
- 2005
- Weight:
- 202 g
- Format:
- 167 x 104 mm
- Thickness:
- 28 mm
- Release date:
- 27.10.2020
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Short description
The first collection of short stories by the New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman
Description
The distinctive storytelling genius of Neil Gaiman has been acclaimed by writers as diverse as Norman Mailer and Stephen King. With this, his first collection of short fiction, he will dazzle your senses, haunt your imagination, and move you to the depths of your soul. An elderly widow finds the Holy Grail beneath an old fur coat in a second-hand store ... A stray cat fights and refights a nightly battle to protect his adoptive family from an unimagiable evil ... A young couple receives a wedding gift that will reveal a chilling alternate history of their marriage ... Beneath a bridge by the railroad tracks, a frightened little boy bargains for his life with a most persistent troll ... Such miraculous inventions and more await within this a gift of wonder and delight from one of the most unique literary artists of our day. In Neil Gaimans hands, magic is no mere illusion, but a powerful means to reveal the nature of our humanity obscured in the smoke of our fears and anxieties ... and reflected in the funhouse mirrors of our dreams.
Blurb
The astonishing and impressive first collection of short stories from New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman
An elderly widow finds the Holy Grail beneath an old fur coat in a second-hand store . . .
A stray cat fights and refights a nightly battle to protect his adoptive family from an unimagiable evil . . .
A young couple receives a wedding gift that will reveal a chilling alternate history of their marriage . . .
Beneath a bridge by the railroad tracks, a frightened little boy bargains for his life with a most persistent troll . . .
Such miraculous inventions and more await within Neil Gaiman's first collection of short fiction, a gift of wonder and delight from one of the most unique literary artists of our day. In his capable hands, magic is no mere illusion, but a powerful means to reveal the nature of our humanity obscured in the smoke of our fears and anxieties . . . and reflected in the funhouse mirrors of our dreams.
Biography
Neil Gaiman is the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of novels and a collection of short fiction. Among the many awards he has won are the World Fantasy Award and Bram Stoker Award. Originally from England, Gaiman now lives in America.
