The Rhinoceros Who Quoted Nietzsche and Other Odd Acquaintances FROM THE PUBLISHER
This overview of Peter Beagle's extraordinary career as a fantasist contains seven short stories and three essays as well as a new preface by the author. It also features the original whimsical Chesley Award-winning cover illustration by talented Bay Area artist Michael Dashow. The Last Unicorn, Beagle's most beloved novel, was an underground bestseller in the late 1960s and 1970s. This collection includes two of Beagle's popular unicorn stories, "Professor Gottesman and the Indian Rhinoceros" and "Julie's Unicorn," as well as "Lila the Werewolf," which is anthologized in the Oxford Book of Fantasy, and a tribute to J. R. R. Tolkien, "The Naga."
About the Author:Peter S. Beagle is the author of numerous screenplays and books, including The Last Unicorn, Giant Bones, and Tamsin. He is a multiple winner of both the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award and the Locus Award. His classic story, "Come Lady Death," first appeared in The Atlantic Monthly and has now been elected to the Fantasy Hall of Fame. He lives in Oakland, California.
FROM THE CRITICS
GreenManReview.com
[The author] lives and writes in a universe where anything can happen, and probably will.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
Peter S. Beagle is a great American fantasist. A book collecting short stories throughout his career is a must read...
— Ellen Datlow
Peter S. Beagle is the magician we all apprenticed ourselves to. . .I envy people reading these stories for the first time.
— Lisa Goldstein
. . .one of my favorite writers.
— Madeline L'Engle
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