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A glorious, full-illustrated collection that delves deep into the inception, influences, and literary and historical underpinnings of nearly 100 of our most beloved fictional realms.

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A glorious collection that delves deep into the inception, influences, and literary and historical underpinnings of nearly 100 of our most beloved fictional realms.
Literary Wonderlands is a thoroughly researched, wonderfully written, and beautifully produced book that spans four thousand years of creative endeavor. From Spenser´s The Fairie Queene to Wells´s The Time Machine to Murakami´s 1Q84 it explores the timeless and captivating features of fiction´s imagined worlds including the relevance of the writer´s own life to the creation of the story, influential contemporary events and philosophies, and the meaning that can be extracted from the details of the work. Each piece includes a detailed overview of the plot and a "Dramatis Personae." Literary Wonderlands is a fascinating read for lovers of literature, fantasy, and science fiction.
Laura Miller is the book´s general editor. Co-founder of Salon.com, where she worked as an editor and writer for 20 years, she is currently a books and culture columnist at Slate. A journalist and a critic, her work has appeared in the New Yorker, Harper´s, the Guardian, and the New York Times Book Review, where she wrote the "Last Word" column for two years. She is the author of The Magician´s Book: A Skeptic´s Adventures in Narnia and editor of the Salon.com Reader´s Guide to Contemporary Authors.

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"A beautiful, enchanting book."-Andrew Sean Greer, The New York Times

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Laura Miller is the book´s general editor. Co-founder of Salon.com, where she worked as an editor and writer for 20 years, she is currently a books and culture columnist at Slate. A journalist and a critic, her work has appeared in the New Yorker, Harper´s, the Guardian, and the New York Times Book Review, where she wrote the "Last Word" column for two years. She is the author of The Magician´s Book: A Skeptic´s Adventures in Narnia and editor of the Salon.com Reader´s Guide to Contemporary Authors.

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