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Original Essays | October 18, 2009

Victoria Hislop: IMG From Leprosy to Lorca — Strange Inspiration

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My first novel, The Island, was inspired by a chance visit to a tiny island leper colony off the coast of Greece on our summer holiday. It was a... Continue »
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The Book of the Dun Cow

by Walter Wangerin

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Awards

1980 NBA — SciFi
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Walter Wangerin's profound fantasy concerns a time when the sun turned around the earth and the animals could speak, when Chauntecleer the Rooster ruled over a more or less peaceful kingdom. What the animals did not know was that they were the Keepers of Wyrm, monster of evil long imprisoned beneath the earth ... and Wyrm, sub terra, was breaking free.

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About the Author

Walter Wangerin Jr.is the National Book Award-winning author of The Book of the Dun Cow. His other books include The Book of God, Ragman and Other Cries of Faith, and Miz Lil and the Chronicles of Grace.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780060574604
Author:
Wangerin, Walter
Publisher:
HarperOne
Author:
Wangerin, Walter, Jr. JR. JR. JR. JR.
Author:
Wangerin, Walter, Jr. JR. JR. JR. JR.
Author:
by Walter Wangerin
Author:
Wangerin, Walter, Jr. JR. JR.
Author:
Wangerin, Walter Jr.
Author:
Wangerin, Walter, Jr.
Location:
New York
Subject:
Animals
Subject:
Fantasy
Subject:
Fantasy - General
Subject:
Domestic animals
Subject:
Fantasy fiction
Subject:
Christian Life
Edition Description:
Special 25th anniversary ed.
Series Volume:
108-74
Publication Date:
September 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
870x468x66 43
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