The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic Alberto Manguel

The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic

Author: Alberto Manguel
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Book Title
The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic
Author
Alberto Manguel
ISBN
9780156008723
From Atlantis to Xanadu and beyond, this Baedeker of make-believe takes readers on a tour of more than 1,200 realms invented by storytellers from Homer's day to our own. Here you will find Shangri-La and El Dorado; Utopia and Middle Earth; Wonderland and Freedonia. Here too are Jurassic Park, Salman Rushdie's Sea of Stories, and the fabulous world of Harry Potter. The history and behavior of the inhabitants of these lands are described in loving detail, and are supplemented by more than 200 maps and illustrations that depict the lay of the land in a host of elsewheres. A must-have for the library of every dedicated reader, fantasy fan, or passionate browser, Dictionary is a witty and acute guide for any armchair traveler's journey into the landscape of the imagination.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Alberto ManguelPublisher: Mariner BooksPublished: 11/02/2000ISBN: 9780156008723Pages: 776Weight: 2.40lbsSize: 9.00h x 7.00w x 2.30dReview Citations: Choice 05/01/2001 pg. 1604
From Atlantis to Xanadu and beyond, this Baedeker of make-believe takes readers on a tour of more than 1,200 realms invented by storytellers from Homer's day to our own. Here you will find Shangri-La and El Dorado; Utopia and Middle Earth; Wonderland and Freedonia. Here too are Jurassic Park, Salman Rushdie's Sea of Stories, and the fabulous world of Harry Potter. The history and behavior of the inhabitants of these lands are described in loving detail, and are supplemented by more than 200 maps and illustrations that depict the lay of the land in a host of elsewheres. A must-have for the library of every dedicated reader, fantasy fan, or passionate browser, Dictionary is a witty and acute guide for any armchair traveler's journey into the landscape of the imagination.


Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Alberto Manguel
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 11/02/2000
ISBN: 9780156008723
Pages: 776
Weight: 2.40lbs
Size: 9.00h x 7.00w x 2.30d

Review Citations: Choice 05/01/2001 pg. 1604
From Atlantis to Xanadu and beyond, this Baedeker of make-believe takes readers on a tour of more than 1,200 realms invented by storytellers from Homer's day to our own. Here you will find Shangri-La and El Dorado; Utopia and Middle Earth; Wonderland and Freedonia. Here too are Jurassic Park, Salman Rushdie's Sea of Stories, and the fabulous world of Harry Potter. The history and behavior of the inhabitants of these lands are described in loving detail, and are supplemented by more than 200 maps and illustrations that depict the lay of the land in a host of elsewheres. A must-have for the library of every dedicated reader, fantasy fan, or passionate browser, Dictionary is a witty and acute guide for any armchair traveler's journey into the landscape of the imagination.


Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Alberto Manguel
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 11/02/2000
ISBN: 9780156008723
Pages: 776
Weight: 2.40lbs
Size: 9.00h x 7.00w x 2.30d

Review Citations: Choice 05/01/2001 pg. 1604