A Wild Ride Through the Night
( German - Wilde Reise durch die Nacht - 2001 )
novel by Walter Moers
translated by John Brownjohn
illustrations of Gustave Doré
Published: Secker & Warburg - hardback - 2003 ( US )
ISBN: 0436220547 / 9780436220548
Vintage - trade paperback - 2004 ( UK )
ISBN: 0099450178 / 9780099450177
Overlook Press - hardback - 2008
ISBN: 1585678732 / 9781585678730
Overlook Press - e-book - 2008
eISBN: 1468307916 / 9781468307917
ASIN: B00E3WHFSQ
Vintage - e-book - 2012
eISBN: 1448138191 / 9781448138197
ASIN: B007IV6PXU
Blackstone Audio - audiobook ( MP3 ) - 2012
ISBN: 1441758097 / 9781441758095
Blackstone Audiobooks - audio ( CD ) - 2012
ISBN: 1441758089 / 9781441758088
synopsis
A novel about Gustave Doré, a young boy who goes on an adventure, defying Death. The story begins with 12-year-old Gustave, captain of the Aventure as he attempts to escape the deadly Siamese Twins Tornado. When the storm finally catches up with his crew, everyone is killed except Gustave, who meets Death, and his crazy sister Dementia. After the wicked siblings play dice for Gustave's soul, Death gives him six seemingly impossible tasks in order to stay alive. In one night, he must face six giants, rescue a damsel in distress from the clutches of a dragon, make himself conspicuous amidst a forest of evil spirits,encounter the Most Monstrous of all Monsters, and even meet himself.
awards
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( German - Wilde Reise durch die Nacht - 2001 )
novel by Walter Moers
translated by John Brownjohn
illustrations of Gustave Doré
Published: Secker & Warburg - hardback - 2003 ( US )
ISBN: 0436220547 / 9780436220548
Vintage - trade paperback - 2004 ( UK )
ISBN: 0099450178 / 9780099450177
Overlook Press - hardback - 2008
ISBN: 1585678732 / 9781585678730
Overlook Press - e-book - 2008
eISBN: 1468307916 / 9781468307917
ASIN: B00E3WHFSQ
Vintage - e-book - 2012
eISBN: 1448138191 / 9781448138197
ASIN: B007IV6PXU
Blackstone Audio - audiobook ( MP3 ) - 2012
ISBN: 1441758097 / 9781441758095
Blackstone Audiobooks - audio ( CD ) - 2012
ISBN: 1441758089 / 9781441758088
synopsis
A novel about Gustave Doré, a young boy who goes on an adventure, defying Death. The story begins with 12-year-old Gustave, captain of the Aventure as he attempts to escape the deadly Siamese Twins Tornado. When the storm finally catches up with his crew, everyone is killed except Gustave, who meets Death, and his crazy sister Dementia. After the wicked siblings play dice for Gustave's soul, Death gives him six seemingly impossible tasks in order to stay alive. In one night, he must face six giants, rescue a damsel in distress from the clutches of a dragon, make himself conspicuous amidst a forest of evil spirits,encounter the Most Monstrous of all Monsters, and even meet himself.
awards
….