{"product_id":"the-collectors-philip-pullman","title":"The Collectors (Philip Pullman)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the best-selling master storyteller, Sir Philip Pullman, dive once again into the world of \u003ci\u003eHis Dark Materials\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Dust\u003c\/i\u003e...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eD'you - er - have you seen her before\u003c\/i\u003e?'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Yes. I know who she is.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'But, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrinstead, this painting is seventy years old - probably nearer eighty! You're not being serious - I mean . . . What do you mean?'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a dark winter's night in 1970, Horley and Grinstead huddle for warmth in the Senior Common Room of a college in Oxford. Conversation turns to the two impressive works of art that Horley has recently added to his collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat the two men don't know is that these pieces are connected in mysterious and improbable ways; and they are about to be caught in the cross-fire of a story which has travelled time and worlds.\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\n\u003cb\u003eTom Duxbury\u003c\/b\u003e is an illustrator from the moors of West Yorkshire. His work is influenced by lino-printing, which he uses to depict feeling, movement and nostalgia. He is inspired by the spirit of nature and the narrative of a landscape. His work is represented by Artists Partners Ltd.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Hardcover), Englisch, 80 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65801732030813,"sku":"K095631623","price":9.2,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9563162300001A.jpg?v=1788451148","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-collectors-philip-pullman","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}