The 13½ lives of Captain Bluebear

being the demibiography of a seagoing bear, with numerous illustrations and excerpts from the 'Encyclopedia of the marvels, life forms and other phenomena of Zamonia and the its environs,' by Professor Abdullah Nightingale

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Hardcover, 702 pages

English language

Published Nov. 10, 2005 by Overlook Press.

ISBN:
978-1-58567-724-5
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"A bluebear has twenty-seven lives. I shall recount thirteen and a half of them in this book but keep quiet about the rest," says the narrator of Walter Moers’s epic adventure. "What about the Minipirates? What about the Hobgoblins, the Spiderwitch, the Babbling Billows, the Troglotroll, the Mountain Maggot…Mine is a tale of mortal danger and eternal love, of hair’s breadth, last-minute escapes." Welcome to the fantastic world of Zamonia, populated by all manner of extraordinary characters. It’s a land of imaginative lunacy and supreme adventure, wicked satire and epic fantasy, all mixed together, turned on its head, and lavishly illustrated by the author.

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reviewed Die 13 1/2 Leben des Käpt'n Blaubär by Walter Moers (Goldmann ; 45381)

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Dieses Buch ist die Autobiographie von Käpt'n Blaubär. Walther Moers hat hier ein sehr phantasievolle Welt geschaffen. Es gibt Zwergpiraten, eine Wüste aus Zucker, durch die ein nomadisierendes, ständig bekifft wirkendes Wüstenvolk auf der Suche nach einer legendären Stadt zieht. Außerdem gibt es eine menschenfressende Insel und wir erfahren endlich, was aus Atlantis geworden ist. Blaubär macht außerdem Karriere als Lügengladiator. Das ganze ist garniert mit schönen Illustrationen. Eine Lesempfehlung für Kinder und Erwachsene.

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The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear is a fantasy novel in the style of The Phantom Tollbooth. Like Milo's mad escapades on the other side of the Tollbooth, Bluebear has a bizarre string of adventures in his life that he has no choice but to take in stride. From his time on the high seas with the mini pirates to his assistance of a heroic pterodactyl (and even some time in a rather bizarre school), Bluebear makes history everywhere he goes and meets nothing but fascinating, madcap adventures. This book is a zany, beautiful story that everyone should read!

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