The Book of the Howlat - Hardcover

Robertson, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1780273754 ISBN 13: 9781780273754

Verlag: Birlinn General, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

Originally written in the 1440s by Richard Holland, a Scottish cleric who was chaplain to Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray, The Book of the Howlat is one of the great poetic gems of fifteenth-century Scots. Believing himself to be ugly, a young owl (howlat) decides to speak to the most handsome bird of all, the peacock, and ask his help so that Nature can change him. But the peacock isn't sure this should be done - after all, Nature doesn't usually make mistakes - and summons a council of birds to make a decision. A huge feast takes place, and Nature herself appears and orders all the birds present to give the owl one of their feathers. But the result is not what they expect. The howlat's initial joy turns to unbearable arrogance at his new-found beauty, and drastic action must be taken ...

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

James Robertson is one of Scotland's most significant modern writers, whose novels include Joseph Black (winner of the Saltire Scottish Book of the Year and the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year 2003/2004), The Testament of Gideon Mack (longlisted for the Man Booker prize in 2006), And the Land Lay Still, and his most recent work, The Professor of Truth (2013).

Kate Leiper is an artist and illustrator who regularly exhibits and undertakes commissions throughout the UK. She is particularly drawn to mythical and animal subjects and has previously worked on Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales and An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Mythical Creatures (both publisher by Floris). She also illustrated The Book of the Howlat (text by James Robertson), published by Birlinn in 2016

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Birlinn General
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1780273754
• ISBN 13: 9781780273754
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Zeichner: Leiper Kate
• Anzahl der Seiten: 32
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