World of Wonders Paperback - 2006
by Robertson Davies; Foreword by Kelly Link; Introduction by Michael Dirda
Hailed by the Washington Post Book World as 'a modern classic,' Robertson Davies's acclaimed Deptford Trilogy is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven. World of Wonders the third book in the series after The Manticore follows the story of Magnus Eisengrim the most illustrious magician of his age who is spirited away from his home by a member of a traveling sideshow, the Wanless World of Wonders. After honing his skills and becoming better known, Magnus unfurls his life's courageous and adventurous tale in this third and final volume of a spectacular, soaring work.
'Robertson Davies is one of the great modern novelists.'
Malcolm Bradbury, The Sunday Times (London)
'Robertson Davies is a novelist whose books are thick and rich with humor, character and incident. They are plotted with skill and much flamboyance.' The Observer (London)
Summary
Hailed by the Washington Post Book World as "a modern classic," Robertson Davies’s acclaimed Deptford Trilogy is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven. World of Wonders—the third book in the series after The Manticore—follows the story of Magnus Eisengrim—the most illustrious magician of his age—who is spirited away from his home by a member of a traveling sideshow, the Wanless World of Wonders. After honing his skills and becoming better known, Magnus unfurls his life’s courageous and adventurous tale in this third and final volume of a spectacular, soaring work.
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- Title World of Wonders
- Author Robertson Davies; Foreword by Kelly Link; Introduction by Michael Dirda
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group
- Date 2006-02-28
- Features Bibliography, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143039143 / 0143039148
- Weight 0.54 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 7.7 x 5.22 x 0.64 in (19.56 x 13.26 x 1.63 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Psychological fiction, Magicians
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005044534
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
"Robertson Davies is a novelist whose books are thick and rich with humor, character and incident. They are plotted with skill and much flamboyance." —The Observer (London)
Citations
- Library Journal, 03/15/2006, Page 111
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