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The Book with Twelve Tales
John Gallas
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Description for The Book with Twelve Tales
Paperback. Presents a gallimaufry of stories: comic, frightening, exotic and magical. This title intends to draw the reader into twists of plot and dialogue, through tales of evil and violence, love and generosity that reaffirm the power of humour and the value of shared wisdoms. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 272 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172.
"The Book with Twelve Tales" is a gallimaufry of stories: comic, frightening, exotic and magical. Here, in John Gallas' richly imagined narrative worlds, are the American gothic of Morten Mortenssen, the pig who eats his owners; the sexual folktale of a comedy of Mongolian marriage; a fable of the power of the imagination as a poet is interrogated by a president. Then there is the terrifying Arctic potentate Zigismund Walrus in his nightmare palace of ice, and the true adventure of the author and Turkish rabies. Gallas' exuberant language draws the reader into twists of plot and dialogue, through tales ... Read more
"The Book with Twelve Tales" is a gallimaufry of stories: comic, frightening, exotic and magical. Here, in John Gallas' richly imagined narrative worlds, are the American gothic of Morten Mortenssen, the pig who eats his owners; the sexual folktale of a comedy of Mongolian marriage; a fable of the power of the imagination as a poet is interrogated by a president. Then there is the terrifying Arctic potentate Zigismund Walrus in his nightmare palace of ice, and the true adventure of the author and Turkish rabies. Gallas' exuberant language draws the reader into twists of plot and dialogue, through tales ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857548754
SKU
V9781857548754
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About John Gallas
Born in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1950, John Gallas came to England in 1971. He is currently a teacher in the Leicestershire Student Support Service. His previous Carcanet books include Practical Anarchy (1989) and Flying Carpets Over Filbert Street (1993).
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