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Soonchild
By Russell Hoban
Illustrated by Alexis Deacon
"Hoban is the best sort of genius." - Patrick Ness, The Guardian
Somewhere in the Arctic Circle, Sixteen-Face John, a shaman, learns that his first child, a soonchild, cannot hear the World Songs from her mother's womb. The World Songs are what inspire all newborns to come out into the world, and John must find them for her. But how? The answer takes him through many lifetimes and many shape-shifts, as well as encounters with beasts, demons and a mysterious benevolent owl spirit, Ukpika, who is linked to John's past
- Legendary storyteller, Russell Hoban whisks his readers across frozen landscapes, to the edges of cliffs, into tiny rocky crannies, and down into the belly of a great swallowing demon and has them laughing and weeping by turns along the way.
- Lyrical illustrator, Alexis Deacon meets the spirit of Hoban's vision head-on, and brilliantly captures the dark magic that lies at the heart of this fable.
- This book is jacketed.
About the author
Russell Hoban is the renowned author of many famous novels, including Turtle Diary (which was made into a film starring Ben Kingsley and Glenda Jackson) and Riddley Walker, which won the John W. Campbell Award for science fiction. He has also written over 50 children's books, including such classics as The Mouse and His Child, Bedtime for Frances, How Tom Beat Captain Najork and The Sea-Thing Child. Born in Pennsylvania in 1925, he lived in London since 1969 where he died in late 2011.
ISBN:
9781406329919
Imprint:
Walker
Distributor:
Walker Australia-HEDS
Binding:
Hardback
Release Date:
April 1, 2012
Dimensions:
152 x 229mm, 144pp
Stock Status:
Confirmed
Australian RRP:
$27.99
New Zealand RRP:
$29.99
Stock Level:
Out Of Stock