Angelica Lost and Found
Author(s): Russell Hoban
In Ariosto's epic 16th-century poem "Orlando Furioso", the beautiful Angelica , chained, naked, to a rock and menaced by a sea monster is rescued by the valiant Ruggiero, riding a 'hippogriff'. Volatore, as this hippogriff calls himself, has escaped the poem in which he has been confined for centuries and is determined to find his Angelica.
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Guaranteed Russell Hoban fan market For fans of intelligent and fantastic fiction, where reality and imagination meet on equal terms. Author publicity at time of publication.
'Hoban is the best sort of genius' Guardian 'Russell Hoban is unclassifiable ... he is an original; imaginative and inventive' Sunday Times 'Hoban's writing is always a delight - exhilarating and inventive ... a treat to read' Daily Mail '[In Riddley Walker] Russell Hoban has brought off an extraordinary feat of imagination and of style ... funny, terrible, haunting and unsettling, this book is a masterpiece' Observer
Russell Hoban is the author of many extraordinary novels including Turtle Diary, Riddley Walker and Angelica's Grotto. He has also written some classic books for children including The Mouse and his Child and the Frances books. He lives in London.
General Fields
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- : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- : 0.318
- : 01 November 2010
- : 188mm X 129mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 January 2011
- : books
Special Fields
- : Russell Hoban
- : Hardback
- : 1
- : 813.54
- : 256
- : General
