Literary Wonderlands - (Literary Worlds) by Laura Miller (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A glorious collection that delves deep into the inception, influences, and literary and historical underpinnings of nearly 100 of our most beloved fictional realms.</b> <p/><i>Literary Wonderlands</i> is a thoroughly researched, wonderfully written, and beautifully produced book that spans four thousand years of creative endeavor. From Spenser's <i>The Fairie Queene</i> to Wells's <i>The Time Machine</i> to Murakami's <i>1Q84</i> it explores the timeless and captivating features of fiction's imagined worlds including the relevance of the writer's own life to the creation of the story, influential contemporary events and philosophies, and the meaning that can be extracted from the details of the work. Each piece includes a detailed overview of the plot and a Dramatis Personae. <i>Literary Wonderlands</i> is a fascinating read for lovers of literature, fantasy, and science fiction. <p/><b>Laura Miller</b> is the book's general editor. Co-founder of Salon.com, where she worked as an editor and writer for 20 years, she is currently a books and culture columnist at <i>Slate</i>. A journalist and a critic, her work has appeared in the<i> New Yorker, Harper's, </i> the <i>Guardian</i>, and the <i>New York Times Book Review</i>, where she wrote the Last Word column for two years. She is the author of <i>The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Adventures in Narnia</i> and editor of the <i>Salon.com Reader's Guide to Contemporary Authors</i>.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A beautiful, enchanting book.--<b>Andrew Sean Greer</b>, <i><b>The New York Times</b></i><br><br>A beautifully illustrated guide to 'the greatest fictional worlds ever created.'--<i><b>Entertainment Weekly</b></i><br><br>An engaging read on its own merits, <i>Literary Wonderlands</i> is equally valuable as a resource for further reading and as fodder for arguments over the works it includes (and leaves out).--<b>Florinda Pendley Vasquez, Shelf Awareness</b><br><br>Deep dive into the inner workings of your favorite literary world in this beautiful coffee table book.--<i><b>The New York Post</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Laura Miller</b> is the book's general editor. Co-founder of Salon.com, where she worked as an editor and writer for 20 years, she is currently a books and culture columnist at Slate. A journalist and a critic, her work has appeared in the <i>New Yorker, Harper's</i>, the <i>Guardian</i>, and the <i>New York Times Book Review</i>, where she wrote the Last Word column for two years. She is the author of <i>The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Adventures in Narnia</i> and editor of the <i>Salon.com Reader's Guide to Contemporary Authors</i>.
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