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Title	:	The City of Dreaming Books (Zamonien #4)
Author	:	Walter Moers
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 461 pages
Published	:	March 1st 2007 by Vintage (first published 2004)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. Writing. Books About Books. European Literature. German Literature. Humor

The City of Dreaming Books (Zamonien #4)

Walter Moers

Paperback | Pages: 461 pages

Rating: 4.36 | 15069 Users | 1185 Reviews

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The author of 13 1⁄2 Lives of Captain Bluebear transports us to a magical world. Optimus Yarnspinner finds himself marooned in the subterranean world of Bookholm, the City of Dreaming Books, where reading can be dangerous, where ruthless Bookhunters fight to the death.

Optimus Yarnspinner, a young writer, inherits from his beloved godfather an unpublished short story by an unknown author. His search for the author's identity takes him to Bookholm--the so-called City of Dreaming Books. On entering its streets, our hero feels as if he has opened the door of a gigantic second-hand bookshop. His nostrils are assailed by clouds of book dust, the stimulating scent of ancient leather, and the tang of printer's ink.

Soon, though, Yarnspinner falls into the clutches of the city's evil genius, Pfistomel Smyke, who treacherously maroons him in the labyrinthine catacombs underneath the city, where reading books can be genuinely dangerous...

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Original Title:	Die Stadt der Träumenden Bücher
ISBN:	0099490579 (ISBN13: 9780099490579)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Zamonien #4, Träumende Bücher #1
Characters:	Hildegunst von Mythenmetz
Literary Awards:	Phantastik-Preis der Stadt Wetzlar (2005), Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser for Sonderpreis (2005)

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It is now official, I have a new favorite author and series. Having been totally blown away from Moers first two books set in the mythical lost continent of Zamonia my expectations was high for more madcap calamity in the land of living books. Tee-hee this was such an awesome read. Narrated by trepid adventurer Optimus Yarnspinner, he describes his perilous journey to find the identity of the author of a manuscript that is the most accomplished Zamonian writing ever put to paper. Traveling to

i dunno - this book isnt as cute/clever as it thinks it is. maybe if i were one of the adults-who-read-harry-potter, i would have a better understanding of it, but as it happens, i am not. i expected something more book-dorky, but it was just like reading a childrens adventure story. meh.

Fantastic. I'm in literary love. This was the first book by Walter Moers that I read but will definitely not be the last. I have rarely loved and adored a book as much as this one.The ultimate book for any booklovers with a sense of humour and a love for good, exciting stories. "The City of Dreaming Books" tells the story of Hildegunst von Mythenmetz (called Optimus Yarnspinner in the English translation, but I read a Finnish translation which kept the original German name of the protagonist)

This is the third Zamonia book by Walter Moers that I've read. To say that he has a vivid imagination would be a considerable understatement! However I really enjoyed this one very much. I've not read anything else quite like this series so it isn't easy to summarise the completely odd world he has created. If the idea of it appeals to you do try one out. Any of them can be read as standalone books of the 3 I've read so far. In passing the translator deserves credit too. 4.5/5 I think. However

What it IsWalter Moers (and his excellent translator, John Brownjohn) love language, and that love permeates ever page, many times. Consequently, the book is a comic hymn to the power, beauty and fun of words, along with a more cautious love of books (which can provoke, or even be, evil). The books of the title are dreaming of being read, because that's what brings them to life.Story and SettingOptimus Yarnspinner comes from a city of authors and travels to Bookholm, a city of bookshops, trying

Someday I have to re-read this gorgeous book and write a review. This review will be probably more a declaration of love than a review to be honest.

Wow. This book is going to be really hard to describe.At a very basic level, this is about a guy brought up in a very literary culture, who goes to discover the identity of a mysterious author in a city made of bookshops... and falls into a dark conspiracy...The "guy" is a dinosaur, and the city of Bookholm is made of and obsessed with books, literature and everything relating to that. Even more, it is built on an ancient catacomb of buried books - but what makes this book so...