Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
 
Little Kingdoms: Three Novellas
 
 
Share your own customer images
Search inside another edition of this book

Little Kingdoms: Three Novellas (Paperback)

by Steven Millhauser (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


9 used from £5.00
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Hardcover 7 used & new from £1.61
Paperback 3 used & new from £0.36

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

The Knife Thrower

The Knife Thrower

by Steven Millhauser
5.0 out of 5 stars (1) 
In The Penny Arcade

In The Penny Arcade

by Steven Millhauser
The Barnum Museum

The Barnum Museum

by Steven Millhauser
Enchanted Night

Enchanted Night

by Steven Millhauser
5.0 out of 5 stars (1) 
Dangerous Laughter: Thirteen Stories

Dangerous Laughter: Thirteen Stories

by Steven Millhauser
£11.17
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage Books; 1st Vintage Contemporaries Ed edition (1 Mar 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0375701435
  • ISBN-13: 978-0375701436
  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.1 x 1.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,152,488 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

  • See Complete Table of Contents

Product Description

Product Description

From cartoons that draw their creator into another world and demonic paintings that exert a sinister influence on our own world to fairy tales that express the secret losses and anxieties of their tellers... These are the elements that Steven Millhauser employs with brilliant, often disquieting, effect in Little Kingdoms. The three novellas range from an elaborate alternate universe constructed by a gentle eccentric to a gothic tale of nightmarish jealousy. Exuberantly inventive, and as mysterious as dreams, Little Kingdoms will delight, mesmerise, and transport anyone who reads them. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Inside This Book (Learn More)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
Search inside this book:

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
 
fiction
dark fantasy
classic cartoons
borgesian

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

3 Reviews
5 star:
 (2)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:
 (1)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.3 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
5.0 out of 5 stars Quality short stories for the discerning reader, 6 Jan 2003
By reforse (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Little Kingdoms (Paperback)
This is the first Millhauser that I have read but will not be the last.

It is in the form of three novellas.

The first is the tale of a newspaper cartoonist at the start of the century who creates basic animation shorts in his spare time. The descriptions of the work in progress are breathtaking in their detail, it literally draws you in to the world of Franklyn Payne and his creations. The story and creations within swirl around and latch onto your thoughts and keep you entranced. The story gradually and imperceptably becomes darker and darker until the bewildering climax

The second is probably the weakest of the three stories and involves a castle with dungeon, princess, prince, dwarf and stranger. It is a fairy tale for adults although didn't draw me into the created world as the other two stories did.

The third, Catalogue of the Exhibition, is the best just ahead of the first. It takes the form of a series of descriptions of a series of 26 paintings by the imaginary artist Edmund Moorash. The descriptions include some of the events in the artists life as he painted them. The paintings are strange and macabre and leave you with a sense of horror as you begin to ponder the inevitability of the novellas finale. It is remeniscent of Lovecraft in his understated menace, never to the fore but always lurking in the background of your soul.

This book has my recommendation for any fan of serious fiction who wants a taste of something slightly more fantastical, or for a horror fan who wants something much more cerebral and understated.

Do yourself a favour and try this book.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


 
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant magic realism, 1 Dec 2002
Steven Millhauser must be one of the most underrated authors in the US. This is a magical collection of novellas from the same author who wrote the Pulitzer prize-wiinning 'Martin Dressler'.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


 
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Starts great but then..., 18 Jan 1999
By A Customer
The first two novellas of this book are worth readingm but the Moorhouse collectrion descripition was, perhaps, one of the borest things I ever read. It{s difficult to understand that downslide, and why the author decide to include it in this book. But, again, you{ll get sort of trapped in the first two
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject














i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback


Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.