The Gormenghast Trilogy
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Gormenghast is the vast, crumbling castle to which Titus Groan, is lord and heir. Titus is expected to rule this gothic labyrinth of turrets and dungeons, and his subjects, according to age-old ritual...
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Forlagsbeskrivelse af The Gormenghast Trilogy af Mervyn Peake
Gormenghast is the vast, crumbling castle to which Titus Groan, is lord and heir. Titus is expected to rule this gothic labyrinth of turrets and dungeons, and his subjects, according to age-old rituals, but things are changing in the castle. He must contend with treachery, manipulation and murder and his longing for a life beyond the castle walls. ENTER THE CRUMBLING WORLD OF GORMENGHAST. . ''A modern classic'' Anthony Burgess''A gorgeous volcanic eruption. . A work of extraordinary imagination'' New Yorker''A perfect creation'' Neil Gaiman Gormenghast is the vast, crumbling castle to which the seventy-seventh Earl, Titus Groan, is lord and heir. Titus is expected to rule this gothic labyrinth of turrets and dungeons (and his eccentric and wayward subjects) according to strict age-old rituals, but things are changing in the castle. Titus must contend with treachery, manipulation and murder as well as his own longing for a life beyond the castle walls. ''Peake''s books are actual additions to life; they give, like certain rare dreams, sensations we never had before'' C. S. Lewis
Detaljer
Forlag
Vintage Classics
ISBN
9780099288893
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
976
Udgivelsesdato
01-04-1999
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
1568954
EAN nr.
9780099288893
Varegruppe
Fiction paperback
Højde/Dybde (mm)
146
Bredde (mm)
209
Længde (mm)
43
Vægt (g)
796