Little, Big: The tale of faerie loved and acclaimed by readers for decades by Jo

Description: Little, Big by John Crowley A magical, funny, eloquent, unforgettable fantasy about a house filled with enchantment and the strange folk who inhabit it. Introduction by Graham Sleight. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Edgewood is many houses, all put inside each other, or across each other. Its filled with and surrounded by mystery and enchantment: the further in you go, the bigger it gets. Smoky Barnable, who has fallen in love with Daily Alice Drinkwater, comes to Edgewood, her family home, where he finds himself drawn into a world of magical strangeness.Crowleys work has a special alchemy - mixing the world we know with an imagined world which seems more true and real. Winner of the WORLD FANTASY AWARD, LITTLE, BIG is eloquent, sensual, funny and unforgettable, a true Fantasy Masterwork.Winner of the WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL, 1982. Author Biography John Crowley was born in 1942 and has worked in documentary films and TV since 1966. The Deep, his first SF novel, was published in 1975 and was followed by Beasts, Engine Summer and Great Work of Time. In his later work, LITTLE, BIG, Aegypt and Love and Sleep, he has moved into writing fantasy to great critical acclaim. Review There are some people - and Im one of them - for whom life consists only of passing the time between novels by John CrowleyA book that all by itself calls for a redefinition of fantasyI think Crowley is so good that he has left everybody else in the dustAmbitious, dazzling, strangely moving, a marvellous magic-realist family chronicle - WASHINGTON POST Promotional A magical, funny, eloquent, unforgettable fantasy about a house filled with enchantment and the strange folk who inhabit it. Introduction by Graham Sleight. Prizes Winner of World Fantasy Award 1982 (UK) Short-listed for British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel 1983 (UK) Long Description Edgewood is many houses, all put inside each other, or across each other. Its filled with and surrounded by mystery and enchantment: the further in you go, the bigger it gets. Smoky Barnable, who has fallen in love with Daily Alice Drinkwater, comes to Edgewood, her family home, where he finds himself drawn into a world of magical strangeness.Crowleys work has a special alchemy - mixing the world we know with an imagined world which seems more true and real. Winner of the WORLD FANTASY AWARD, LITTLE, BIG is eloquent, sensual, funny and unforgettable, a true Fantasy Masterwork.Winner of the WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL, 1982. Review Quote There are some people - and Im one of them - for whom life consists only of passing the time between novels by John CrowleyA book that all by itself calls for a redefinition of fantasyI think Crowley is so good that he has left everybody else in the dustAmbitious, dazzling, strangely moving, a marvellous magic-realist family chronicle - WASHINGTON POST Promotional "Headline" A magical, funny, eloquent, unforgettable fantasy about a house filled with enchantment and the strange folk who inhabit it. Introduction by Graham Sleight. Description for Sales People LITTLE, BIG won the WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL in 1982. Description for Press or Other Media Edgewood is many houses, all put inside each other, or across each other. Its filled with and surrounded by mystery and enchantment: the further in you go, the bigger it gets. Smoky Barnable, who has fallen in love with Daily Alice Drinkwater, comes to Edgewood, her family home, where he finds himself drawn into a world of magical strangeness. Crowleys work has a special alchemy - mixing the world we know with an imagined world which seems more true and real. Winner of the World Fantasy Award, Little, Big is eloquent, sensual, funny and unforgettable, a true Fantasy Masterwork. Winner of the World Fantasy Award for best novel, 1982 Details ISBN1473205476 Author John Crowley Year 2015 ISBN-10 1473205476 ISBN-13 9781473205475 Media Book Publication Date 2015-02-12 Pages 560 Publisher Orion Publishing Co Series Fantasy Masterworks Imprint Gollancz Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Format Paperback Language English UK Release Date 2015-02-12 Audience General AU Release Date 2015-04-13 NZ Release Date 2015-04-13 Subtitle The tale of faerie loved and acclaimed by readers for decades We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168346070;

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