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The Stone Book Quartet (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
Alan Garner
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Description for The Stone Book Quartet (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
Paperback. A classic work of rural magic realism from one of Britain's greatest children's novelists. Series: Harper Perennial Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 b/w illus, (woodcuts to be found/commissioned). BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile; (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 204 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
A classic work of rural magic realism from one of Britain’s greatest children’s novelists.
Through four interconnected fables of a way of living in rural England that has now disappeared, Alan Garner vividly brings to life a landscape situated on the outskirts of industrial Manchester.
Smiths and chandlers, steeplejacks and quarrymen, labourers and artisans all live and work hand in hand with the seasons, the elements, and the land. There is a mutual respect and a knowledge of the magical ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
204
Publication date
2006
Series
Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007204946
SKU
V9780007204946
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About Alan Garner
Alan Garner was born in Cheshire on 17th October 1934, and his childhood was spent in Alderley Edge, where his family has lived for more than four hundred years. He was awarded the OBE in 2001, for his services to literature.
Reviews for The Stone Book Quartet (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
‘These books have far more than a story to offer. The final continuity in the stories, linked as they are by repetition of words and image, of places and people, is the continuity of crafts, practised over generations and leaving their products behind them. The prose is simple, concrete and direct, as clear as notes in music and as definite.’ ... Read more