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The Daydreamer

By Ian McEwan

By Ian McEwan

By Ian McEwan

By Ian McEwan

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Jan 18, 2000 | ISBN 9780385498050

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Aug 03, 2011 | ISBN 9780307805928

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    About The Daydreamer

    A delightful literary foray for adults and children alike, from the inexhaustible imagination of the Booker Prize winner and bestselling author of Atonement.

    “As far-fetched and funny as anything by Roald Dahl.” —Vogue

    In these seven exquisitely interlinked episodes, the grown-up protagonist Peter Fortune reveals the secret journeys, metamorphoses, and adventures of his childhood. Living somewhere between dream and reality, Peter experiences fantastical transformations: he swaps bodies with the wise old family cat; exchanges existences with a cranky infant; encounters a very bad doll who has come to life and is out for revenge; and rummages through a kitchen drawer filled with useless objects to discover some not-so-useless cream that actually makes people vanish. Finally, he wakes up as an eleven-year-old inside a grown-up body and embarks on the truly fantastic adventure of falling in love. Moving, dreamlike, and extraordinary, The Daydreamer marks yet another imaginative departure for Ian McEwan.

    Don’t miss Ian McEwan’s new novel, Lessons.

    About The Daydreamer

    A delightful literary foray for adults and children alike, from the inexhaustible imagination of the Booker Prize winner and bestselling author of Atonement.

    “As far-fetched and funny as anything by Roald Dahl.” —Vogue

    In these seven exquisitely interlinked episodes, the grown-up protagonist Peter Fortune reveals the secret journeys, metamorphoses, and adventures of his childhood. Living somewhere between dream and reality, Peter experiences fantastical transformations: he swaps bodies with the wise old family cat; exchanges existences with a cranky infant; encounters a very bad doll who has come to life and is out for revenge; and rummages through a kitchen drawer filled with useless objects to discover some not-so-useless cream that actually makes people vanish. Finally, he wakes up as an eleven-year-old inside a grown-up body and embarks on the truly fantastic adventure of falling in love. Moving, dreamlike, and extraordinary, The Daydreamer marks yet another imaginative departure for Ian McEwan.

    Don’t miss Ian McEwan’s new novel, Lessons.

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    The Cockroach
    My Purple Scented Novel
    Nutshell
    See all books by Ian McEwan

    About Ian McEwan

    IAN MCEWAN is the critically acclaimed author of seventeen novels and two short story collections. His first published work, a collection of short stories, First Love, Last Rites, won the Somerset Maugham Award. His novels include The Child in Time,… More about Ian McEwan

    About Ian McEwan

    IAN MCEWAN is the critically acclaimed author of seventeen novels and two short story collections. His first published work, a collection of short stories, First Love, Last Rites, won the Somerset Maugham Award. His novels include The Child in Time,… More about Ian McEwan

    Product Details

    Category: Short Stories | Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $15.00
    Published by Anchor
    Jan 18, 2000 | 160 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780385498050

    Category: Short Stories | Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Anchor
    Aug 03, 2011 | 160 Pages | ISBN 9780307805928

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    Praise

    “Imaginative and sparkling, not a page should be missed.” —San Diego Union-Tribune

    “As far-fetched and funny as anything by Roald Dahl.” —Vogue

    “Combines wit and invention with a sense of the natural order being overturned.” —The Washington Post Book World

    “Peter’s fantasy life is richer than anybody’s since Walter Mitty.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer

    “Brilliant . . . the quality of imagination at play here is something special.” —The Times Educational Supplement (London)

    Awards

    School Library Journal Best Books of the Year – Adult WINNER

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