The Daydreamer
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Peter Fortune is a boy who likes to daydream. He dreams about swapping bodies with his cat and with his baby cousin, but he gets so lost he’s unsure where one fantasy finishes and the next begins. Cartwheeling through these transformations, Peter eventually finds himself in an adult body experiencing the adventure of falling in love.
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The Daydreamer by Ian Mcewan
Peter Fortune is a boy who likes to daydream. He dreams about swapping bodies with his cat and with his baby cousin, but he gets so lost he's unsure where one fantasy finishes and the next begins. Cartwheeling through these transformations, Peter eventually finds himself in an adult body experiencing the adventure of falling in love. 'As far-fetched and funny as anything by Roald Dahl' Vogue 'Perfectly judged, scary, poignant, meaningful; he makes it look easy, but this is brilliantly achieved' Guardian
Exhilarating * Independent *
Ian McEwan writes stories of exquisite precision and clarity * Evening Standard *
As far-fetched and funny as anything by Roald Dahl * Vogue *
Perfectly judged, scary, poignant, meaningful; he makes it look easy, but this is brilliantly achieved * Guardian *
These stories are so good, as acute about childhood preoccupations, and at times as disturbing as you would expect * Harpers & Queen *
Ian McEwan writes stories of exquisite precision and clarity * Evening Standard *
As far-fetched and funny as anything by Roald Dahl * Vogue *
Perfectly judged, scary, poignant, meaningful; he makes it look easy, but this is brilliantly achieved * Guardian *
These stories are so good, as acute about childhood preoccupations, and at times as disturbing as you would expect * Harpers & Queen *
Ian McEwan is the critically acclaimed author of seventeen books. His first published work, a collection of short stories, First Love, Last Rites, won the Somerset Maugham Award. His novels include The Child in Time, which won the 1987 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award; The Cement Garden; Enduring Love; Amsterdam, which won the 1998 Booker Prize; Atonement; Saturday; On Chesil Beach; Solar; Sweet Tooth; The Children Act; and Nutshell, which was a Number One bestseller. Atonement and Enduring Love have both been turned into award-winning films, The Children Act and On Chesil Beach are in production and set for release this year, and filming is currently underway for a BBC TV adaptation of The Child in Time.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9780099590613 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099590611 |
| Titre | The Daydreamer |
| Auteur | Ian Mcewan |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Vintage Publishing |
| Année de publication | 1995-09-07 |
| Nombre de pages | 144 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |