{"product_id":"the-book-of-dust-the-secret-commonwealth-philip-pullman","title":"The Book of Dust, The Secret Commonwealth (Philip Pullman)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the phenomenal \u003ci\u003eHis Dark Materials\u003c\/i\u003e comes the next chapter in the story of Lyra Silvertongue . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLyra is now studying at St Sophia's College, Oxford, with her daemon Pantalaimon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut, for the first time there are serious divisions between the two.\u003cbr\u003eLyra is questioning everything she once held dear. Pan misses the impulsiveness of their youth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen an act of terrible violence breaks the peace of the Oxford night, Lyra and Pan's relationship reaches a crisis and they are drawn, far from home, into the dangerous factions of a world they had no idea existed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Secret Commonwealth \u003c\/i\u003eis truly a book for our times; a powerful adventure and a thought-provoking look at what it is to understand yourself and to grow up and make sense of the world around you. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is storytelling at its very best from one of our greatest writers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Exclusive to the paperback edition, Chris Wormell's new original illustrations bring Lyra's world vividly to life.*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_____\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews for \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Commonwealth: The Book of Dust Volume Two:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Pullman] has created a fantasy world, made yet more satisfying in rigour and stylistic elegance. This is a book for getting older with\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian, Book of the Week\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Secret Commonwealth\u003c\/i\u003e is ablaze with light and life. The writing is exquisite; every sentence sings ... To read Pullman is to experience the world refreshed, aglow, in Technicolour\"\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003ei\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Pullman's story is still thought-provoking ... This book elegantly weaves in live issues, from Europe's refugee crisis to facts in the post-truth era. And Pullman's prose is rewarding as ever\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A long, taxing, complex journey, laced with beauty, terror and philosophy\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As ever, Pullman's story is complex and vast but home to some of the finest storytelling in the 21st century. Revel in whole new worlds and enjoy one of literature's most wonderful heroines before she comes to HBO and the BBC\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Pullman is confronting readers with the horrors of our own world reflected back at us. In \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Commonwealth\u003c\/i\u003ehe creates a fearful symmetry\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePullman\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Norwich and educated in England, Zimbabwe, Australia and Wales. He studied English at Exeter College, Oxford.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis  first children's book, Count Karlstein, was published in 1982. To date,  he has published thirty-three books, read by children and adults alike.  His most famous work is the His Dark Materials trilogy. These books  have been honoured by several prizes including the Carnegie Medal, the  Guardian Children's Book Prize, and (for The Amber Spyglass) the  Whitbread Book of the Year Award - the first time that prize had been  given to a children's book. Pullman has received numerous other awards,  including the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Astrid Lindgren Award. He  was knighted in the 2019 New Year's Honours List for Services to  Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\nChris Wormell is an award-winning, well-loved illustrator and storyteller. Most recently, he has illustrated the cover of Philip Pullman's \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Dust\u003c\/i\u003e, and has lent his woodcut style to \u003ci\u003eDinosaurium\u003c\/i\u003e. Chris has created many award-winning books, including \u003ci\u003eMolly and the Night Monster \u003c\/i\u003e(shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal), \u003ci\u003eTwo Frogs \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the Nestlé Bronze Award),\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOne Smart Fish \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the Booktrust Early Years Awards Best Picture Book)\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e His books include the much-loved \u003ci\u003eGeorge and the Dragon \u003c\/i\u003eand also \u003ci\u003eScruffy Bear and the Six White Mice \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the Children's Book Award).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format, Englisch, 736 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65807264973149,"sku":"K081819380","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8181938000001A.jpg?v=1788477644","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-book-of-dust-the-secret-commonwealth-philip-pullman","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}