Wilde Reise durch die Nacht

nach einundzwanzig Bildern von Gustave Doré

Hardcover, 206 pages

German language

Published Feb. 28, 2001 by Eichborn.

ISBN:
978-3-8218-0890-1
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A fantastical new comic adventure from the author of the international best–seller, The 131/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear.

In a world between legend and dream, in a time between childhood and adulthood, Walter Moers narrates the exhilarating adventures of 12–year–old Gustave, a boy who aspires to be a great artist. But first, Gustave must pit himself against giants and a Siamese Twin Tornado. He will also encounter the Most Monstrous of All Monsters, rescue a beautiful damsel from a dragon, traverse a forest swarming with evil spirits, navigate a Galactic Gully, and meet a dream princess, a talking horse, and even his own self. Having made a wager with death for nothing less than his life and soul, Gustave must travel from the earth to the moon and back in a single night. Using drawings from the work of Gustave Doré, the most successful illustrator of the 19th century, Walter …

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