Книга: Russell Hoban «Ace Dragon Ltd»
Производитель: "Неизвестный" From the inimitable duo of Russell Hoban and Quentin Blake, the pair behind the hilarious tales of Captain Najork, comes a story about a little boy, a fire-breathing dragon, and their sky-high adventure! I can make fire come out of my nose and mouth, the dragon under the pavement tells John. I can fly. I can spin gold into straw if you have any gold. John doesn t have any gold and he doesn t need any straw. (Not yet, anyway.) The dragon tells John that if he fights the dragon and wins, the dragon will take him flying. What a challenge! Where will it lead? John soon finds out and he also finds out that you just never know when a bundle of straw might come in handy With sword-flashing excitement, a moon landing and plenty of magic, this irresistible page-turner is brought back into print in a bigger format and a beautiful, more colourful, new edition. ISBN:9781406343847 Издательство: "Неизвестный" (2016)
ISBN: 9781406343847 |
Russell Hoban
Russell Conwell Hoban (born
Biography
Hoban was born in Lansdale, just outside of Philadelphia,
After briefly attending
Hoban then worked as an illustrator (painting several covers for "TIME", "
The notes 'About the artist' in the Macmillan Classics Edition of "Tales and Poems of
"Heavy machinery later became subjects for his paintings, and this led him into the children's book field with the writing and illustrating of "What Does It Do and How Does It Work?" and "The Atomic Submarine"."
The notes to this book, the illustrations to which are copyright 1964, say that Hoban was at that time teaching drawing at the
He wrote exclusively for children for the next decade, and was best known for his series of short books starring Frances, a temperamental
In 1969, Hoban, his wife, and their children travelled to
Hoban now lives with his second wife, Gundula Ahl; they have three children, one of whom is the composer
Recent activity
In 2002 an annual fan activity dubbed the
In 2005 fans from across the world celebrated Hoban's work in London at the first international convention for the author, entitled "The Russell Hoban Some-Poasyum" (a pun on
In November 2007 Hoban's own stage adaptation of "Riddley Walker" was produced (for only the third time ever) by [http://red-kettle.com/site/ Red Kettle] in
Hoban's most recent novel is "My Tango with
Themes and genres
Hoban is often described as a fantasy writer; only two of his novels, "Turtle Diary" and "The Bat Tattoo", are entirely devoid of supernatural elements. However, the fantasy elements are usually presented as only moderately surprising developments in an otherwise realistic contemporary story, i.e.
Many of his novels could also be considered romances, following the development of a relationship between two characters who often take turns as narrators, bonding over some common obsession or artistic interest.
There is frequent repetition of the same images and themes in different contexts: for instance, many of Hoban's works refer to
Works
Adult novels
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Other works
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External links
* [http://www.ocelotfactory.com/hoban/ The Head of Orpheus] - fan site
* [http://www.hoban2005.co.uk/ The Russell Hoban Some-Poasyum, London, 11-13 February 2005] - information about an international convention in honour of the author
* [http://www.sa4qe.com SA4QE] - documents an annual fan activity whereby favourite quotes are left in public places
* [http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=2152 Russell Hoban's entry on Literary Encyclopedia]
* [http://wiredforbooks.org/russellhoban/ 1987 audio interview of Russell Hoban by Don Swaim of CBS Radio - RealAudio at Wired for Books.org]
* [http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/generalfiction/story/0,,845568,00.html 'Secrets of the Yellow Pages'] - 2002 Guardian profile and interview
* [http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/features/article340500.ece 'Odd, and getting odder'] - Independent on Sunday interview, January 2006
* [http://books.guardian.co.uk/graphic/0,,2208617,00.html Russell Hoban's writing room] (from the Guardian Review's Writers' Rooms series)
Источник: Russell Hoban
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