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The Architect of Ruins [Paperback]

Herbert Rosendorfer (Author)

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Paperback: 356 pages
Publisher: Dedalus / Hippocrene; 2nd edition (1992)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 094662691X
ISBN-13: 978-0946626915
Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.9 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Mobus Strip of a book, November 24, 1998

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The author integrates the fantastical and historical in a dream on dream - layer on layer of a book. The character may have a dream - and in the dream a character will tell a story and in that story you encounter a mystery that envolves another dream - etc. etc. And you think that you will never find the thread to lead you home - yet all is kept meticulously on track from Faust to Alice in Wonderland - this book is engrossing and bewitching - I can honestly say that I have never encountered a more startlingly original book. It deserves the Daedalys Award it received. If you like David Foster Wallace, Madeline L'Engel, Lewis Carroll - you are assured of a satisfying and brilliant read.

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