LEADER 03077nam 22004695 450 001 9910793892303321 005 20200406050111.0 010 $a0-300-24884-9 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300248845 035 $a(CKB)4100000009182305 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5889117 035 $a(DE-B1597)536742 035 $a(OCoLC)1117639648 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300248845 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000009182305 100 $a20200406h20192019 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 181 $csti$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aFabulous Monsters $eDracula, Alice, Superman, and Other Literary Friends /$fAlberto Manguel 210 1$aNew Haven, CT : $cYale University Press, $d[2019] 210 4$d©2019 215 $a1 online resource (xxiii, 228 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a0-300-24738-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 223-228). 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tMonsieur Bovary -- $tLittle Red Riding Hood -- $tDracula -- $tAlice -- $tFaust -- $tGertrude -- $tSuperman -- $tDon Juan -- $tLilith -- $tThe Wandering Jew -- $tSleeping Beauty -- $tPhoebe -- $tHsing-chen -- $tJim -- $tThe Chimera -- $tRobinson Crusoe -- $tQueequeg -- $tTyrant Banderas -- $tCide Hamete Benegeli -- $tJob -- $tQuasimodo -- $tCasaubon -- $tSatan -- $tThe Hippogriff -- $tCaptain Nemo -- $tFrankenstein's Monster -- $tSandy -- $tJonah -- $tDona Emilia -- $tThe Wendigo -- $tHeidi's Grandfather -- $tClever Elsie -- $tLong John Silver -- $tKaragöz and Hacivat -- $tÉmile -- $tSinbad -- $tWakefield -- $tSources -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tCredits 330 $aAn original look at how literary characters can transcend their books to guide our lives, by one of the world's most eminent bibliophiles Alberto Manguel, in a style both charming and erudite, examines how literary characters live with us from childhood on. Throughout the years, they change their identities and emerge from behind their stories to teach us about the complexities of love, loss, and the world itself. Manguel's favorite characters include Jim from Huckleberry Finn, Phoebe from The Catcher in the Rye, Job and Jonah from the Bible, Little Red Riding Hood and Captain Nemo, Hamlet's mother, and Dr. Frankenstein's maligned Monster. Sharing his unique powers as a reader, Manguel encourages us to establish our own literary relationships. An intimate preface and Manguel's own "doodles" complete this delightful and magical book. 606 $aCharacters and characteristics in literature 606 $aAuthors, Canadian$y20th century$xBooks and reading 615 0$aCharacters and characteristics in literature. 615 0$aAuthors, Canadian$xBooks and reading. 676 $a808.397 700 $aManguel$b Alberto, $4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0439280 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910793892303321 996 $aFabulous Monsters$93753870 997 $aUNINA