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Legendary Creatures Book Description: Alberto Manguel, whom we know with his books such as History of Reading, Library at Night and Dictionary of Imaginary Places, takes his readers on a journey full of characters from mythology, history of religions, literature and popular culture in his new book Legendary Creatures. In this personal collection, Dracula and Little Red Riding Hood, Satan and Superman, Sinbad and Captain Nemo, Karagöz and Hacivat and Quasimodo come together. How one of the most valuable parts of our common human heritage, dozens of "legendary creatures" residing in the geography of stories, continue to live in different guises by moving out of the books and legends in which they came to life, and how they manage to say new things about the world in every age, is Manguel's meticulous, creative, It is a real privilege for book lovers to discover it with its playful comments and entertaining drawings. “A book lover's tribute through words and pictures to the characters he cannot forget.” - New York Times “In Mythical Creatures, Alberto Manguel claims that imaginary people portray our lives. Yes, we say, this is how we are, this is how we treat each other, this is all true. "Perhaps this is how literature can help people the most." - Salman Rushdie (From the Promotional Bulletin)
This work, published by Yapı Kredi Publications and written by Alberto Manguel, is now on Books in the World.