Venus on a Half Shell. The Other Diary of Phileas Fogg
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Venus on a Half Shell. The Other Diary of Phileas Fogg
19.99 €
Phileas Fogg, Captain Nemo, Tarzan, Sherlock Holmes, Doc Savage... Familiar from childhood book characters are so dear to readers that other authors do not mind to shake off the dust from the pages yellowed by time and continue the adventures of imaginary idols, thus giving new meanings to their favorite characters.
Philip Farmer is one of the undisputed fans of "revitalizing" the classics. He invented a kind of literary game in 1975, having asked Kurt Vonnegut for his favorite character, the loser writer Kilgore Trout, in whose name he wrote "Venus on the Half Shell". Unfortunately, Farmer's grandiose plans to compile a collection in which his fellow writers would create works under the masks of fictional literati were not successful. However, the inexhaustible energy of Farmer himself was more than enough for numerous novels and novellas, in which the heroes of the cloak and sword, periscope and sextant, blaster and assegai compete with each other, and their extraordinary adventures color neon noble engravings of Jules Verne, Herbert Wells, William Burroughs and other worthy members of the adventure-adventure guild. The collection also includes "The Other Diary of Phileas Fogg," which unravels the mystery of the deadly confrontation between two close acquaintances of Jules Verne - Phileas Fogg and Captain Nemo.
Philip Farmer is one of the undisputed fans of "revitalizing" the classics. He invented a kind of literary game in 1975, having asked Kurt Vonnegut for his favorite character, the loser writer Kilgore Trout, in whose name he wrote "Venus on the Half Shell". Unfortunately, Farmer's grandiose plans to compile a collection in which his fellow writers would create works under the masks of fictional literati were not successful. However, the inexhaustible energy of Farmer himself was more than enough for numerous novels and novellas, in which the heroes of the cloak and sword, periscope and sextant, blaster and assegai compete with each other, and their extraordinary adventures color neon noble engravings of Jules Verne, Herbert Wells, William Burroughs and other worthy members of the adventure-adventure guild. The collection also includes "The Other Diary of Phileas Fogg," which unravels the mystery of the deadly confrontation between two close acquaintances of Jules Verne - Phileas Fogg and Captain Nemo.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Masters of fantasy