- Taschenbuch: 496 Seiten
- Verlag: Spectra; Auflage: Reprint (1. März 1992)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0553295276
- ISBN-13: 978-0553295276
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 11 x 2,8 x 17,5 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.6 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (26 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 409.897 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Beauty is the half mortal, half fairy daughter of a 14th century English duke. A fairy curse puts the entire household into an extended sleep, but Beauty escapes using a magic cloak. Outside the castle, she is captured by a film crew from the 21st century who have come to film the end of magic. Beauty lives for a while in the overpopulated, ugly 21st century where nature has been completely destroyed by humans and magic no longer works. She escapes, and her subsequent adventures take her to imaginary countries, the land of Faery, the late 20th century (where she is brutally raped), and to various times during her own century where her descendants become, in turn, Cinderella, Snow White and the Frog Prince.
Like much of Tepper's fiction, this book is driven by a controlled fury. She sees the destruction of beauty all around us by those who believe humanity has a right to use up the rest of nature, and this book is a stark warning that if we don't change our ways we will destroy the world. Her heroine is the guardian of all that is beautiful in the world, of all that is being devoured by human greed. An angry novel, it makes its point heavy-handedly in places, but with great poignancy overall. It's a powerful and thought-provoking read. Elizabeth Sourbut -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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From the author of Raising the Stones (1990), etc., a Faery- inspired meditation on a dying Earth. Most of the inhabitants of Faery care nothing for the evil Dark Lord; only the good fairies Caraboose and Israfel make long- range plans to defeat him. As part of the plan, they conceal within the body of half-fairy, half-human Beauty a mysterious glowing object. Beginning in 14th-century England, Beauty's various adventures (including a trip to the 21st century, where magic has vanished altogether) give rise to several well-known fairy tales; but in her long efforts to evade the Dark Lord, Beauty loses her fairy-given immortality; her fairy mother cares nothing for her; and only in the far future, after life as we know it has been extinguished, will Mother Earth (the glowing object is an embodiment of all Earthly life) be reborn. Too fractured to succeed as metaphor; neither does it connect as allegory: Tepper can't decide whether to warn against a gathering spiritual darkness, lament the collapse of an aesthetic ideal, or thunder against global eco-disaster. In any event, nothing shapely or persuasive emerges from this mass of squirming, mismatched parts. -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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After reading it the first time it became one of my favourite sf/fantasy/horror novels (it really is all of them and more). One of the most original works in this sector. And it is funny too (sometimes).
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This book was very moving for me, there are many twists and turns and it took me a few times of reading it to actually figure out what was going on. But I loved it and have read it many times and enjoy it every time I read it. It's like every single fairy tale you were told as a kid combined into a wonderful story that puts it all together for you!
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I am one of those few who enjoy reading some of Sherri's older books. (You know, the ones you can't find anymore) But this one, this one sparked my fancy. Sherri is one of those few authors who can make me fall in love with the heroine and make me sad when the book end, because it ended. This magestical tale going throughout time, visits those places in the mind where one try's to hide, during their cold day at the office. I would like to believe that somewhere in this world beauty still exists and that hidden under a mountain somewhere she lies with her magic. I could not put this book down and enjoy reading it again and again. It gives me hope always. Of course, Sherri coincides with my political beliefs so, it did make it easier. Those of you who are easily offended, try not to read this book and get your panties in a budge, kay?
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not her strongest work
Sheri S. Tepper is a magnificent writter, though I do not feel this was one of her best works. Through reading Beauty, I found some wonderful quotes, but I felt the storyline was... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 10. Mai 2000 von dacia
Beautiful but Confused
I haven't been all that impressed with Tepper's work in the past. And like some of her other books 'Beauty' is at once too long, too inoherent and too confused. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 31. März 2000 von flying-monkey
wonderful "Beauty"
This book altered my perception of the world around us...a quality I love in a book. I absolutely loved this book - the re-telling of fairytales we're all familiar with was... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 4. März 2000 von "brianandmelissa"
fantastic book
It has been such a long time since i read this book and i still remember it and i am a big reader i often read a book and toss it aside and forget all about it but this you cannot... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 23. Januar 2000 veröffentlicht
BRAVA!
"Beauty" is a life changing book for me. Not only do I love her story, but it steered me in the direction of actually reading fairy tales again. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 27. Oktober 1999 von BirdFur
Enlightening
For the message alone this book must be read. it says in one body of work what humankind is doing and it must be stopped, a little too something for my taste, but it still must be... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 24. Oktober 1999 veröffentlicht
. it will leave echoes .
This book will have you experiencing flashbacks years after you finish reading it. In the words of another reviewer, "This book is a marvel."
Am 14. September 1999 veröffentlicht
THIS IS MY FAVORITE BOOK EVER!
I can't begin to describe how moved I was while reading this book. It so accurately symbolizing the end of all that is good in the world. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 10. August 1999 von beth.jenkins@btol.com
Beauty,Nature, will sleep in our hearts,till love wakes it.
The book is a marvel, the message is, the end of magic has happened almost completely and the end of nature (beauty) is near, very very near. She tells it in the form of a story. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 1. August 1999 veröffentlicht
A FABULOUS READ, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES!!
I have to admit that I love Sheri Tepper, and that I've read every book of hers that I could find. But, I must say that this is THE BEST BOOK of hers to date. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 23. April 1999 veröffentlicht
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