Guide philip pullmans von simpson paul (1 Ergebnisse)

178 x 130 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 302, incl. index; illustrations. Near fine condition. "THE ROUGH GUIDE TO HIS DARK MATERIALS explores the beguiling worlds of Philip Pullman's classic trilogy. The Raw Materials: Pullman's inspirations from science and literature, including string theory, climate change and dark matter, John Milton, William Blake and fantasy fiction. The Story: The key mysteries and events and how everyone from Lyra Belacqua to the golden monkey daemon fit into the author's grand design. The Movie: All the back story behind the filming and cast of the first His Dark Materials film, The Golden Compass. The Locations: How the Victorian era shaped Pullman's imagination, with a tour of Oxford's Exeter College, Geneva (home of the Magisterium) and Venice (Cittàgazze), and of course where to catch the Northern Lights. The Controversies: What Pullman has to say about religion, and what organized religion has to say about his books. Cut through the darkness and step into another universe ".…