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"Each lively and highly readable interview ends with advice to would-be writers. . . .An essential volume for fantasy readers of all ages." BOOKLIST (starred review)
"Fantasy," writes Leonard S. Marcus, "is storytelling with the beguiling power to transform the impossible into the imaginable, and to reveal our own real world in a fresh and truth-bearing light." Few have harnessed this power with the artistry, verve, and imagination of the authors encountered in this compelling book. How do they work their magic? Leonard S. Marcus s incisive interviews range over questions of literary craft and moral vision as he asks thirteen noted fantasy authors about their pivotal life experiences, their literary influences and work routines, and their beliefs about the place of fantasy in literature and in our lives.
Includes interviews with:
Lloyd Alexander
Franny Billingsley
Susan Cooper
Nancy Farmer
Brian Jacques
Diana Wynne Jones
Ursula K. Le Guin
Madeleine L Engle
Garth Nix
Tamora Pierce
Terry Pratchett
Philip Pullman
Jane Yolen"
"Fantasy," writes Leonard S. Marcus, "is storytelling with the beguiling power to transform the impossible into the imaginable, and to reveal our own real world in a fresh and truth-bearing light." Few have harnessed this power with the artistry, verve, and imagination of the authors encountered in this compelling book. How do they work their magic? Leonard S. Marcus s incisive interviews range over questions of literary craft and moral vision as he asks thirteen noted fantasy authors about their pivotal life experiences, their literary influences and work routines, and their beliefs about the place of fantasy in literature and in our lives.
Includes interviews with:
Lloyd Alexander
Franny Billingsley
Susan Cooper
Nancy Farmer
Brian Jacques
Diana Wynne Jones
Ursula K. Le Guin
Madeleine L Engle
Garth Nix
Tamora Pierce
Terry Pratchett
Philip Pullman
Jane Yolen"
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A rich resource that will be consulted as frequently by children's literature professionals and by genre fans themselves.
--Booklist (starred review) Remarkable insight. . . . The best of encouragement for young people trying to find their way in the world.
--The Horn Book (starred review) Lively and highly readable. . . . [An] essential volume for fantasy readers of all ages.
--School Library Journal (starred review)
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--Booklist (starred review) Remarkable insight. . . . The best of encouragement for young people trying to find their way in the world.
--The Horn Book (starred review) Lively and highly readable. . . . [An] essential volume for fantasy readers of all ages.
--School Library Journal (starred review)
LEONARD S. MARCUS is one of the world s most respected writers about children s literature. His essays, interviews, and reviews appear in the NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, a regular column for PARENTING magazine, and numerous other publications. His books include A CALDECOTT CELEBRATION, AUTHOR TALK, STORIED CITY, DEAR GENIUS: THE LETTERS OF URSULA NORDSTROM, and other titles for both adults and young readers. He says of THE WAND IN THE WORD, "Anyone can wave a wand. The real magic of each of these remarkable storytellers lies in the telling."
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- PublisherCandlewick Pr
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0763645567
- ISBN 13 9780763645564
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