{"product_id":"the-big-book-of-classic-ann-vandermeer-9780525435563","title":"The Big Book of Classic Fantasy","description":"\u003cb\u003eA FINALIST FOR THE 2020 WORLD FANTASY AWARD - Unearth the enchanting origins of fantasy fiction with a collection of tales as vast as the tallest tower and as mysterious as the dark depths of the forest. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fantasy stories have always been with us. They illuminate the odd and the uncanny, the wondrous and the fantastic: all the things we know are lurking just out of sight--on the other side of the looking-glass, beyond the music of the impossibly haunting violin, through the twisted trees of the ancient woods. Other worlds, talking animals, fairies, goblins, demons, tricksters, and mystics: these are the elements that populate a rich literary tradition that spans the globe. A work composed both of careful scholarship and fantastic fun, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Book of Classic Fantasy \u003c\/i\u003eis essential reading for anyone who's never forgotten the stories that first inspired feelings of astonishment and wonder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e INCLUDING: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e *Stories by pillars of the genre like the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, Mary Shelley, Christina Rossetti, L. Frank Baum, Robert E. Howard, and J. R. R. Tolkien\u003cbr\u003e *Fantastical offerings from literary giants including Edith Wharton, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Zora Neale Hurston, Vladimir Nabokov, Hermann Hesse, and W.E.B. Du Bois\u003cbr\u003e *Rare treasures from Asian, Eastern European, Scandinavian, and Native American traditions\u003cbr\u003e *New translations, including fourteen stories never before in English \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e PLUS: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e *Beautifully Bizarre Creatures! *Strange New Worlds Just Beyond the Garden Path!\u003cbr\u003e *Fairy Folk and Their Dark Mischief! *Seriously Be Careful--Do Not Trust Those Fairies!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ann VanderMeer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0525435565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525435563\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.90w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/27\/2019","brand":"Ann VanderMeer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049471078655,"sku":"9780525435563","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0ebc6113-c68c-4a13-9188-24ac46fc0572.jpg?v=1685001687","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-big-book-of-classic-ann-vandermeer-9780525435563","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}