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Reading is an intelligent way of not having to think. Lives of captain bluebear was a book i simply could not walk away from. Walter moers was born in 1957 and is a writer, cartoonist, painter, and sculptor. Unlike cats, which have only nine lives, bluebears have twentyseven. Captain bluebear tells the story of his first 12 lives spent on the mysterious continent of zamonia, where intelligence is an infectious disease, water flows uphill, and dangers lie in wait for him around every corner. The captains name is originally a pun in german, based upon the fact that the german words for bears baren and berries beeren. Walter moers zamonia 4 book lot captain bluebear rumo alchemists apprentice city.
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Aug 31, 2006 if norman juster had written the hobbit, it might have turned out something like the 12 lives of captain bluebear. Lives of captain bluebear by walter moers overdrive. I love these stories with their feel of epic adventure and that he parodies anything and creates all sorts of little intricate details. They rescue him and teach him about knots and waves, and that a good white lie is often considerably more exciting than the truth. Walter moers takes the reader on a journey as fantastic and wonderful as any adventure story that proceeded this book. The 12 lives of captain bluebear by walter moers if you like douglas adams and shel silverstein youre going to love this book its about a blue bear and his 12 lives he. The 12 lives of captain bluebear, by walter moers. Walter moers is an unparalleled genius coming from a dimension probably the 2364th as well of his own creation.
I shall recount thirteenandahalf of them in this book but keep quiet about the rest. Jan 22, 2002 walter moers was born in 1957 and is a writer, cartoonist, painter and sculptor. Its also the best description of walter moers debut novel, which is probably the best childrens book ever written for adults. Captain bluebear and hein blod, characters created by moers, on the gera in erfurt. Lives of captain bluebear is written in a firstperson perspective as if you are reading bluebears memoirs. Description of the book the 12 lives of captain bluebear. By the end of the book, he has expended exactly half of his 27 lives. Walter moers is the author of the 12 lives of captain bluebear, rumo, a wild ride through the night, the city of dreaming books, and the alchemasters apprentice.
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Buy the city of dreaming books by walter moers online at alibris. Everyone stopped work and celebrated the fact that half the week was over. This is fortunate, because our hero is forever avoiding disaster by a paws breadth. There is constantly a new adventure and more excitement on every page. So when the bear is being chased by a giant spider. Walter moers is the author of the 12 lives of captain bluebear, rumo, a wild ride through the night, the city of dreaming books, and the alchemasters apprentice, all published by overlook. Were featuring millions of their reader ratings on our book pages to help you find your new favourite book. For this enchanting journey all you must have with you is 12 lives of captain bluebear, by walter moers. Part science fiction, part fairy tale, part myth, part epic, the book is a satire on all these genres and so. In this remarkable book, captain bluebear tells the story of his first thirteenandahalf lives spent on the mysterious continent of. Again and again, moers confounds our expectations as the narrative twists and turns, travels backwards and forwards in time. Walter moers creates a vivid and imaginative universe and stays. The 12 lives of captain blue bear ebook by walter. Walter moers the 12 lives of captain bluebear in turn felt reminiscent of gullivers travels, don quixote and even patrick rothfusss name of the wind.
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