Fabulous Monsters

Fabulous Monsters: Count Dracula, Alice, Superman, and Other Literary Friends | Alberto Manguel

Anyone know what O'Hara poem is being referenced? I looked in the acknowledgements & it wasn't cited. I'd like to read it.

KathyWheeler I wonder if the Frank O‘Hara is a misprint? John O‘Hara‘s first novel was Appointment in Samarra which refers to this story. 2y

vivastory @KathyWheeler Good point. I think that you're right. 2y

KathyWheeler @vivastory I looked up Frank O‘Hara and this story and couldn‘t find anything which made me wonder if that wasn‘t the case. (edited) 2y

vivastory @KathyWheeler I read his Collected Poems many years ago and didn't recall a poem about this, but it was a massive volume 2y

Vansa Was just going to say the same thing- it's John O'Hara and not Frank O'Hara. What a huge error for the editor to overlook. 2y

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vivastory

Fabulous Monsters: Count Dracula, Alice, Superman, and Other Literary Friends | Alberto Manguel

A collection of characters from fiction that have been meaningful for Manguel. Manguel leans on classics for his source material & the #mythical beings he selects are often surprising (ie Gertrude from Hamlet & Phoebe from Catcher in the Rye). If you are curious about Manguel, I think there are worse entry points than this book of 3-4 page profiles of fabulous monsters, both engaging & informative.
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vivastory @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 3y

Eggs Love this👏🏻📚🥰 3y

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tournevis

Fabulous Monsters: Count Dracula, Alice, Superman, and Other Literary Friends | Alberto Manguel

Once again, publishing laws in France screw over international readers. I'm a huge Manguel fan and was looking forward to reading this. The French-language Canadian edition (right) has additional chapters. I pre-orderd the e-book months ago. Is the French-language e-book sold in Canada the Canadian edition of the book? Of course not. It's the French version (left) sans the three chapters. If I want Canadian monsters, I have to buy paper. 😤

vivastory Who were the 3 chapters about? 4y

tournevis @vivastory Le Matou (Yves Beauchemin), la Sagouïne (Antonine Maillet) and Albertine (Michel Tremblay) 4y

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Palimpsest

Fabulous Monsters: Count Dracula, Alice, Superman, and Other Literary Friends | Alberto Manguel

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“Fiction is then sort of a verbal Adam molded from the primordial dust in the Author‘s image and infused by the Author with the breath of life” A.M. Manguel theorizes that fictional characters are immortalized for us and our our friends. This book is not about just monsters (it‘s a quote from Lewis Carroll) but a series of ideas of how Manguel sees these characters and how we might also. I love his books that i‘ve read and loved this book as well

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