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Valente, Catherynne M., 1979-
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Imaginary places -- Fiction.
Utopias -- Fiction.
Missionaries -- Fiction.
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Valente, Catherynne M., 1979-
Imaginary places -- Fiction.
Utopias -- Fiction.
Missionaries -- Fiction.
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The habitation of the blessed /
Catherynne
M
.
Valente
.
by
Valente
,
Catherynne
M
.,
1979-
Night Shade Book, c2010.
Call #:
FICTION VAL
Subjects
Imaginary places -- Fiction.
Utopias -- Fiction.
Missionaries -- Fiction.
Series
Valente
,
Catherynne
M
.,
1979-
Dirge
for
Prester
John
; 1.
ISBN:
9781597801997 (trade pbk.)
1597801992 (trade pbk.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
269 p. : map ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Series statement from front cover.
Summary:
"This is the story of a place that never was: the kingdom of
Prester
John
, the utopia described by an anonymous, twelfth-century document which captured the imagination of the medieval world and drove hundreds of lost souls to seek out its secrets, inspiring explorers, missionaries, and kings for centuries. But what if it were all true? What if there was such a place, and a poor, broken priest once stumbled past its borders, discovering, not a Christian paradise, but a country where everything is possible, immortality is easily had, and the Western world is nothing but a dim and distant dream? Brother Hiob of Luzerne, on missionary work in the Himalayan wilderness on the eve of the eighteenth century, discovers a village guarding a miraculous tree whose branches sprout books instead of fruit. These strange books chronicle the history of the kingdom of
Prester
John
, and Hiob becomes obsessed with the tales they tell. The Habitation of the Blessed recounts the fragmented narratives found within these living volumes, revealing the life of a priest named
John
, and his rise to power in this country of impossible richness.
John
's tale weaves together with the confessions of his wife Hagia, a blemmye--a headless creature who carried her face on her chest--as well as the tender, jeweled nursery stories of Imtithal, nanny to the royal family. Hugo and World Fantasy award nominee
Catherynne
M
.
Valente
reimagines the legends of
Prester
John
in this stunning tour de force."--Back cover.
Genre:
Fantasy fiction.
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Alderney Gate Public Library
Adult Fantasy Fiction
FICTION VAL
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