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Peter S. Beagle

Autore di L'ultimo unicorno (the last unicorn)

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Peter S. Beagle was born in Manhattan in April of 1939. During his senior year of high school, Beagle entered a poem and a short story in the 1955 Scholastic Writing Awards Contest, not knowing that the Grand Prize was a college education. He won that prize and went on to spend four years at the mostra altro University of Pittsburgh after graduating from high school in 1955. In his sophomore year at the University of Pittsburgh, Beagle entered another contest, winning first place again in Seventeen Magazine's Short Story Contest. At the age of 19, he published "A Fine and Private Place." Beagle graduated college with a degree in Creative Writing and a Spanish minor and then spent a year overseas. When he returned, his new-found agent had enrolled him in a writing workshop at Stanford. After his first few published stories, Beagle supported himself and his family as a freelancer for many years. In the 70's he began to write screenplays, as well as take up the hobby of singing folk songs at a local club. Beagle has published music as well as books, both his passions, and both lucrative. Beagle gives lectures and readings at universities, and also hosts writing workshops at schools such as the University of Washington and Clarion West. His works have been translated into 15 languages. Beagle has also written a script for Star Trek: The Next Generation and the screenplay for the animated feature version of The Lord of the Rings. In 1987, Beagle's "The Last Unicorn" was proclaimed the Number 5 All Time Fantasy Novel. That same year, "The Innkeeper's Song" won the Mythopoetic Fantasy Award. In 1997, "The Unicorn Sonata" won the Locus Poll Award for Best Novella, and in 1998, "Giant Bones" won the same award as well as being nominated for the 1998 World Fantasy Award. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Serie

Opere di Peter S. Beagle

L'ultimo unicorno (the last unicorn) (1968) 7,750 copie, 193 recensioni
A Fine and Private Place (1960) 1,432 copie, 48 recensioni
Tamsin (1999) 1,122 copie, 28 recensioni
The Folk of the Air (1986) 839 copie, 11 recensioni
The Innkeeper's Song (1993) 820 copie, 15 recensioni
The Last Unicorn: Graphic Novel (2011) 660 copie, 35 recensioni
The Unicorn Sonata (1996) 485 copie, 4 recensioni
The Fantasy Worlds of Peter Beagle (1960) 455 copie, 11 recensioni
The Line Between (2000) 383 copie, 12 recensioni
Giant Bones (1997) 376 copie, 6 recensioni
In Calabria (2017) 329 copie, 24 recensioni
We Never Talk About My Brother (2009) 324 copie, 11 recensioni
The Last Unicorn [1982 film] (1982) — Screenwriter — 312 copie, 3 recensioni
I See By My Outfit (1964) 280 copie, 10 recensioni
Summerlong (2016) 255 copie, 12 recensioni
The Lord of the Rings [1978 animated film] (1978) — Screenwriter — 252 copie
The Last Unicorn (Deluxe Edition) (2007) 245 copie, 6 recensioni
I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons (2007) 241 copie, 6 recensioni
Sleight of Hand (2011) 216 copie, 2 recensioni
The Urban Fantasy Anthology (2011) — A cura di; Introduzione; Collaboratore — 203 copie, 3 recensioni
The Secret History of Fantasy (2010) — A cura di; Collaboratore; Introduzione, alcune edizioni202 copie, 6 recensioni
The New Voices of Fantasy (2017) — A cura di — 180 copie, 12 recensioni
Peter S. Beagle's Immortal Unicorn (1995) — A cura di; Collaboratore — 149 copie, 2 recensioni
A Dance for Emilia (2000) 146 copie, 8 recensioni
The Overneath (2017) 140 copie, 8 recensioni
Peter S. Beagle's Immortal Unicorn: Volume 1 (1995) — A cura di; Collaboratore — 132 copie
Peter S. Beagle's Immortal Unicorn: Volume 2 (1999) — A cura di; Collaboratore; Prefazione — 123 copie, 1 recensione
Mirror Kingdoms: The Best of Peter S. Beagle (2010) 104 copie, 1 recensione
Two Hearts {short story} (2005) 103 copie, 10 recensioni
The Last Unicorn The Lost Journey (2018) 102 copie, 3 recensioni
The garden of earthly delights (1982) 96 copie, 2 recensioni
The Last Unicorn: The Lost Version (2007) 79 copie, 3 recensioni
Return (2010) 78 copie, 4 recensioni
American Denim: A New Folk Art (1975) 62 copie, 2 recensioni
Lila the Werewolf (1973) 60 copie
The Story of Kao Yu (2016) 48 copie, 6 recensioni
The Unicorn Anthology (2017) — A cura di; Collaboratore — 47 copie, 4 recensioni
Strange Roads (2008) — Autore — 36 copie, 1 recensione
Come Lady Death (1963) 15 copie, 2 recensioni
The Last Unicorn #1 (2010) 14 copie
The Karkadann Triangle (2018) 12 copie, 1 recensione
Gordon the Self-Made Cat (2005) 11 copie, 1 recensione
El Regalo (2006) 9 copie
The Way It Works Out and All 8 copie, 1 recensione
The California Feeling (2012) 7 copie
Sweet Lightning: A Novel (2008) 5 copie
Quarry (2004) 5 copie
Barrens Dance 5 copie, 1 recensione
The Fable Of the Octopus (2006) 5 copie, 1 recensione
The Fable Of the Tyrannosaurus Rex (2006) 5 copie, 1 recensione
Salt Wine (2006) 4 copie
The Fable of the Ostrich (2006) 4 copie, 1 recensione
The Fable of the Moth (2006) 4 copie, 1 recensione
W Kalabrii (2022) 3 copie
Ich fürchte, Ihr habt Drachen 3 copie, 1 recensione
Four Years, Five Seasons (2015) 3 copie, 1 recensione
Mr Sigerson (2004) 3 copie
Underbridge {short story} (2011) 3 copie, 1 recensione
King Pelles the Sure (2008) 3 copie
The Rabbi's Hobby (2008) 3 copie
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Tükörbirodalmak (2007) 2 copie
Die Einhörner (2012) — Collaboratore — 2 copie
The Stickball Witch (2009) 2 copie
By Moonlight (2009) 2 copie
Dirae [Novelette] (2010) 2 copie
Kaskia 2 copie
La Lune T'Attend (2010) 2 copie
The Way Home 1 copia
Mr. McCaslin 1 copia
Spook [short fiction] (2008) 1 copia
Chandail [short fiction] (2007) 1 copia

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OT Suntup the last Unicorn in Folio Society Devotees (Settembre 2023)
Peter S. Beagle's short story anthologies in Fairy Tale Readers (Marzo 2013)

Recensioni

Questo romanzo inizia come una fiaba e si rimane piuttosto sorpresi quando ci si rende conto che ha un secondo livello di lettura di tutto rispetto.

Lo scopo dei personaggi è principalmente quello di trovare se stessi. L'ultimo unicorno parte alla ricerca dei suoi simili, ma, pur con tutta la sua conoscenza, non potrà riuscirci se non perdendo la sua innocenza.

Lo stesso si può dire del mago Schmendrick, incapace di invecchiare fino a quando non sarà in grado di controllare la magia. Il suo essere inetto gli procurerà diversi fastidi, momenti di scoramento e una grande saggezza, oltre a far divertire il lettore quando, da simpatica canaglia, cercherà di aiutare ingannando il prossimo con i giochi di prestigio.

Poi abbiamo Molly Grue, coriacea donna capace di vedere e riconoscere verità e bellezza. Infatti, non potrà fare a meno di seguire l'ultimo unicorno nella sua missione (con grande pena iniziale di Schmendrick).

E Lir... be', Lir vi spezzerà il cuore. Prima con il suo candore, poi con sua enorme dignità ci ricorderà che cos'è un vero eroe. Se amate il fantasy, non potete davvero rinunciare ad aggiungere questo romanzo alle vostre letture.

Infine, in questa edizione, è presente anche il racconto breve Due cuori che narra le vicende di ciò che accadde dopo la fine de L'ultimo unicorno. Confesso di essere stata scettica all'inizio della lettura, ma il racconto è ben all'altezza del romanzo e introduce un personaggio parecchio interessante.
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incantevole storia fantastica
 
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