M Is for Magic魔是魔法的魔 [平装] [8-12岁] pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2025

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Neil Gaiman（尼尔·盖曼） 著，Teddy Kristiansen（泰迪·克里斯坦森） 绘

出版社： HarperCollins US

ISBN：9780061186479

商品编码：19009212

包装：平装

出版时间：2008-04-29

页数：272

正文语种：英文

商品尺寸：19.3x13.46x1.52cm

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适读人群 ：8-12岁
A modern master of fantasy has selected nine of his short stories and a poem and added a segment from an upcoming children's title for this volume, appropriately titled in homage to a past master, Ray Bradbury. Leading off with a classic detective story involving nursery rhyme characters, Gaiman continues down familiar but twisted paths. There's a scary jack-in-the-box and a troll under a bridge. A rogue describes a perfect scam. A black cat fends off the devil; the eaters of a phoenix discover that it burns. There are stories about talking with girls, with ghosts, with knights in armor, and with aliens. Finally, Gaiman concludes with instructions for proper behavior in fairy-tale land. Although all but "The Witch's Headstone" have appeared elsewhere, this well-chosen collection is sure to create a new generation of Gaiman fans who will not need to understand all the allusions to enjoy the stories. Danish comic-book artist Kristiansen, no stranger to Gaiman material, will be providing the illustrations.

Taking both inspiration and naming convention from Ray Bradbury's R Is for Rocket and S Is for Space, Gaiman's first YA anthology is a fine collection of previously published short stories. Although Gaiman's prose skill has improved markedly since the earliest stories included here, one constant is his stellar imagination, not to mention his knack for finding unexpected room for exploration in conventional story motifs. Jill Dumpty, sister of the late Humpty, hires a hard-boiled detective to look into her brother's tragic fall; the 12 months of the year sit around in a circle, telling each other stories about the things they've seen; an elderly woman finds the Holy Grail in a flea market and takes it home because of how nice it will look on her mantelpiece. Collectors will be pleased to note the inclusion of several stories that were previously published in the now-hard-to-find collection Angels & Visitations. Also of note is fan favorite How to Talk to Girls at Parties, which has been nominated for a Hugo Award for 2007. Though Gaiman is still best known for his groundbreaking Sandman comic book epic, this volume is an excellent reminder of his considerable talent for short-form prose.

内容简介

Master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a breathtaking collection of tales for younger readers that may chill or amuse, but that always embrace the unexpected:

Humpty Dumpty's sister hires a private detective to investigate her brother's death.
A teenage boy who has trouble talking to girls finds himself at a rather unusual party.
A boy raised in a graveyard makes a discovery, and confronts the much more troubling world of the living.

作者简介

Neil Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. He has won numerous awards, including Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, Newbery Medal, and Carnegie Medal. He is the first author to win both the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work, The Graveyard Book (2008).

　　尼尔·盖曼（Neil Gaiman）是一名移居美国的著名英国作家， 一度被誉为是罗琳之后最成功的作家。相貌英俊的他也以称得上是一位当代奇才，其创作的领域横跨了幻想小说、科幻小说、恐怖小说、儿童小说、漫画以及歌词。他的作品不但部部畅销，更是获奖无数。恐怖小说大师作家斯蒂芬·金称赞他是一个“装满了故事的宝库”。

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很好的英语课外读物，适合中学生看。

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很喜欢这本小书，非常有意思

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适合十二岁左右的男孩子阅读

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写书就像开饭馆

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价格,书都可以接受....

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帮朋友买的，很喜欢！！

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粗粗翻看，插图很可爱

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于是，尼尔·盖曼开始写作，但结果并不理想，手稿不断被退了回来。他决定转变方式，先从了解出版业入手，记者和自由撰稿人成了他新的目标。

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莎士比亚是尼尔·盖曼的文学导师之一。在他的很多作品里，都可以看到莎士比亚的痕迹。在后来创作的《蜘蛛男孩》里，不仅有大段关于哈姆雷特的描述，而且主人公不止一次被用来和麦克白做比较。