A Wild ride through the night

suggested by twenty-one illustrations by Gustave Doré

Hardcover, 208 pages

English language

Published Nov. 17, 2008 by Overlook Press.

ISBN:
978-1-58567-873-0
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OCLC Number:
391321089

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In a world between legend and dream, A Wild Ride through the Night describes the exhilarating and comic adventures of his twelve-year-old protagonist Gustave, a boy who aspires one day to be a great artist. When a disaster at sea puts Gustave in the uncompromising hands of Death, he has the choice to give up the ghost or take on a series of six impossible tasks. Gustave embarks on a strange and perilous journey during which he must save a princess from an angry dragon, pull a tooth from the Most Monstrous of All Monsters, fly over the moon, and even, somehow, meet his own self. Will Gustave's creativity and imagination be able to save him from his fate?

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Ein Buch wie ein Wimmelbild

Ein Kind erlebt wilde Abenteuer im Kampf bzw. bei einer Wette gegen den Tod. Ich mag die Bücher von Walter Moers eigentlich sehr. Dieses hier ist für mich leider zu wimmelig und zu wenig lustig. Es wurde versucht, zu viel hineinzupacken. Kommt für mich absolut nicht an Käpt'n Blaubär heran.

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