{"product_id":"philip-pullman-master-storyteller-a-guide-to-the-worlds-of-his-dark-materials-paperback","title":"Philip Pullman, Master Storyteller: A Guide to the Worlds of His Dark Materials - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaire Squires\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Pullman is one of the most commercially and critically successful British authors of the past decade. With a writing career extending back to the early 1970s, Pullman's great achievement has been in the publication of the \u003cem\u003eHis Dark Materials\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy: \u003cem\u003eNorthern Lights\u003c\/em\u003e (1995; US title \u003cem\u003eThe Golden Compass\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eThe Subtle Knife\u003c\/em\u003e (1997) and \u003cem\u003eThe Amber Spyglass\u003c\/em\u003e (2000). With these novels, which have appealed equally to children and to adults, Pullman has carved a space for himself as a writer of moral seriousness, imaginative depth and storytelling virtuosity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eClaire Squires' book is the first comprehensive and authoritative study of this great writer. The focus is on Pullman's central achievement with \u003cem\u003eHis Dark Materials\u003c\/em\u003e, but it also considers his entire oeuvre. Importantly, the book informs readers about the contexts, sources and influences behind the trilogy, and examines the controversies and debates that have surrounded the trilogy and its creator, since its publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire Squires is head of Publishing Studies at the University of Stirling, UK. She is the author of Zadie Smith's White Teeth: A Reader's Guide (2002) and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials: A Reader's Guide (2003). She lives in Glasgow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.42 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130157502599,"sku":"9780826417169","price":39.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a24c2fb9a6f2b0ff80976ceb3d96707a.webp?v=1732608785","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/philip-pullman-master-storyteller-a-guide-to-the-worlds-of-his-dark-materials-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}