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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Dotted with droll little drawings by the author,
Fabulous Monsters invites us to recall the intriguing, often tangential characters that we’ve met in literature and that, in certain cases, have accompanied us on life’s journey. . . . Readers will be glad to have revisited old acquaintances (Queequeg or Job) and shaken hands again with those (Heidi’s grandfather or Long John Silver) they may not know well.’—Meghan Cox Gurdon,
Wall Street Journal“A charming and essential book.”—Greg Garrett,
Spectator“In art and words, a book lover honors the characters he can’t forget.”—
New York Times Book Review “One could go on quoting Manguel for a long time. There's something eye-catching on every page. Literature, he tells or reminds us, can be simultaneously disturbing and consoling”—Alan Massie,
Literary Review“Alberto Manguel’s book
Fabulous Monsters is designed to be charming”—Emma Smith,
Times Literary Supplement“In
Fabulous Monsters, Alberto Manguel argues that imaginary characters portray our own lives. Yes, we say, this is how we are, this is what we do to one another, this is true. That, perhaps, is where literature can help most.”—Salman Rushdie
