God Beneath The Sea
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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God Beneath The Sea
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Leon Garfield
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By (author) Edward Blishen
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Illustrated by Charles Keeping
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:224 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 153 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780857533111
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.914 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Penguin Random House Children's UK
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| Imprint |
Doubleday Children's Books
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| Publication Date |
30 January 2014 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Leon Garfield and Edward Blishen retell some of the most famous Greek myths in this classic of children's literature. Winner of the Carnegie Medal. Leon Garfield and Edward Blishen retells some of the most famous Greek myths in this classic of children's literature. This is the epic history of the Greek Gods told from their violent beginnings to the creation of man.
Author Biography
Leon Garfield was born in Brighton in 1921. He was the acclaimed author of more than thirty novels for children and adults including Devil in the Fog, winner of the inaugural Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 1967, The God Beneath the Sea, winner of the 1970 Carnegie Medal, and John Diamond, winner of the 1980 Whitbread literary award. He was also elected a member of the Royal Society of Literature. He died in 1996.
ReviewsGenuine, imaginative retellings . . . Everything jumps to life in front of your eyes -- Ted Hughes The best ever rendering of the Greek myths in modern English * The Guardian *
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