The Life of Elves, Muriel Barbery
There’s more to The Life of Elves than mere Hollywood fodder, for which abysmal writing too often mars bestsellers aimed at teens. This novel glows with finely crafted prose. Its luminous landscapes — environmental and psychological — lift it to the realm of literary fiction and the genre of magical realism. The novelty of its richly imagined world, which blends European cultural and natural history with human-animal hybrids, elves, and supernatural forces, charms and delights.
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4.2 rating based on 7,318 ratings (all editions)
ISBN-10: 0553373803
ISBN-13: 9780553373806
Goodreads: 80689
Author(s): Publisher: Bantam
Published: 6/1/1994
An epic tale of freedom and slavery, love and war, and the potential futures of humankind tells of a twenty-first century California clan caught between two clashing worlds, one based on tolerance, the other on repression.
4.2 rating based on 7,318 ratings (all editions)
ISBN-10: 0553373803
ISBN-13: 9780553373806
Goodreads: 80689
Author(s): Publisher: Bantam
Published: 6/1/1994
An epic tale of freedom and slavery, love and war, and the potential futures of humankind tells of a twenty-first century California clan caught between two clashing worlds, one based on tolerance, the other on repression.