Half a Creature from the Sea: A Life in Stories - Hardcover

Almond, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1406354341 ISBN 13: 9781406354348

Verlag: Walker Books Ltd, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

An anthology of dark, powerful and moving short stories from master storyteller David Almond, inspired by his childhood in the north-east of England.

David Almond says of this unique collection, "Stories on the page are so beautifully neat. All that lovely black print; those lovely straight lines and paragraphs and pages. But stories are living things, creatures that move and grow in the imaginations of writer and reader. They must be solid and touchable, like the land, and must have fluid half-known depths, like the sea. These stories take place in a real world but in fiction, real worlds merge with dreamed worlds. Real people walk with ghosts and figments. Earthly truth goes hand-in-hand with watery lies." Stories include: "The Missing Link", "Joe Quinns Poltergeist", "Harry Millers Run", "Slogs Dad", "Klaus Vogel and the Bad Lads", "May Malone", "Half a Creature from the Sea" and "When God Came to Cathleens Garden".

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Críticas

An absolute treat . . . he writes sparingly and beautifully. . . fiction to treasure * Books for Keeps * A powerful collection of stories, interleaved by Almond's memories of the places he grew up in. It's a meditation on the power of stories . . . extraordinary dreamy atmosphere and lyrical evocation of life by the sea. * Children's Books Ireland Recommended Read * If anything will encourage teenagers to start writing, it is this superb masterclass in how setting, dialogue and character can convey powerful emotions in a few words. * Daily Mail * The autobiographical notes are stories in themselves, encouraging young writers in their reminder that we all have the material for fiction a short memory away. . . As well as the living roots of the stories, the prefaces reveal where, how or why Almond wrote them, and that some have seen many drafts and may never be finished: more encouragement. * Observer * The work of a writer of great power, and a living insight for teenage readers into the power of imagination and the way that stories grow from seed to fruit * The School Librarian * This coming of age collections of stories inspired by Almond's childhood in the north east, which of course is so prevalent through his work. * The Bookseller *

Biografía del autor

David Almond is the acclaimed author of many award-winning novels for children such as Skellig, Kit's Wilderness and My Name Is Mina, and has more recently collaborated with artists Polly Dunbar, Dave McKean and Oliver Jeffers on fiction for younger readers. David's books sell all over the world, and in 2011 he was the recipient of the auspicious Hans Christian Andersen Award. He lives in Hexham, Northumberland; for more info visit www.davidalmond.com

Eleanor Taylor studied illustration at Norwich School of Art and Design, then communication art and design at the Royal College of Art; while studying she won the Sheila Robinson Drawing Prize and was shortlisted for the Jerwood Drawing Prize. Eleanor uses a variety of different methods, combining paint, charcoal, ink, collage and digital techniques. She lives by the sea in Brighton; for more info visit www.eleanortaylor.co.uk

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Walker Books Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1406354341
• ISBN 13: 9781406354348
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 240
• Zeichner: Taylor Eleanor