Hardcover, 208 pages
English language
Published Nov. 17, 2008 by Overlook Press.
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?
Konnte nicht so richtig mitfiebern. Alles viel zu vorhersehbar und nicht überragend kreativ. Allein die Illustrationen und Moers Gedanken über deren Illustratoren, Gustave Doré haben mich irgendwie berührt.
