- Fantasy, Juvenile fiction, Magic, Fiction
Having long indulged himself in daydreams more exciting than his mundane life as a carpet merchant, Abdullah unexpectedly purchases a magic carpet and his life changes dramatically as his daydreams come true and dangerous adventures become daily fare.
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Classical in form, resolved, effortless and warm.
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Diana Wynne Jones
- First published
- 1990
- Pages
- 298
- Publisher
- Collins, Fantaasia, HarperCollins Publishers
- Editions
- 27
- Language
- German, heb, French, English
- ISBN
- 9780416149623
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“Far to the south of the land of Ingary, in the Sultanates of Rashpuht, a young carpet merchant called Abdullah lived in the city of Zanzib.”
A British writer, principally of fantasy novels for children and adults as well as a small amount of non-fiction.
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