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The City of Dreaming Books Walter Moers
Publisher: Overlook Press, The

A year or so ago I was browsing in a bookstore and came across Walter Moers' 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear which I bought for Caroline. It has been more than two hundred years since Bookholm was destroyed by a devastating fire, as told in Moers's The City of Dreaming Books. An early influence on my writing were Walter Moers' Zamonia books, specifically The City of Dreaming Books. In it, he imagined a decadent, surreal wonderland of writers, publishers, and booklovers. Finally the book that started me on a crazy journey in Zamonia, the 4th book set in Zamonia, but the 3rd to be translated, I was looking forward to reading this book for a long time. By Walter Moers translated by John Littlebrown ISBN: 9781585678990. Anne - I enjoyed "The City of Dreaming Books" too, though I have to forget that the protagonist is a bookish dinosaur. €�Can I interest you in saving America?” That's the text message Peter Fallon receives from a Wall Street bigwig. To make things worse, the City of Dreaming Books novels are also autobiographical, which makes Hildegunst also the main character. Posted on January 6, 2008 in fiction. The City of Dreaming Books - Walter Moers The author of 13 1⁄2 Lives of Captain Bluebear transports us to a magical world.