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Fata Morgana

Fata Morgana Hardcover - 1977

by Kotzwinkle, William

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New York: Random House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1977. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0394409051 . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with the exception of some light toning to the edges of the dust jacket flaps. "A Fata Morgana (Italian: ['fa? Ta mor'ga? Na]) is a complex form of superior mirage that is seen in a narrow band right above the horizon. It is an Italian term named after the Arthurian sorceress Morgan le Fay, from a belief that these mirages, often seen in the Strait of Messina, were fairy castles in the air or false land created by her witchcraft to lure sailors to their deaths. " (from Wikipedia) .
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Details

  • Title Fata Morgana
  • Author Kotzwinkle, William
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st American Edition; 1st Printing
  • Condition Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
  • Pages 209
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Random House, New York
  • Date 1977
  • Bookseller's Inventory # A41535
  • ISBN 9780394409054 / 0394409051
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 76043292
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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About the author

William Kotzwinkle is a novelist, children's writer, and screenwriter. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Kotzwinkle won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel for DOCTOR RAT in 1977, and he has also won the National Magazine Award for fiction.

Kotzwinkle wrote the novelization of the screenplay for E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) and also wrote an original follow-up novel E. T. THE BOOK OF THE GREEN PLANET )1985). Among his most popular titles are a series of children's books featuring the title character of the first book in the series, WALTER THE FARTING DOG (2001). To date, there are six titles in the series. Starting with the third book in the series, Kotzwinkle's wife, Elizabeth Gundy is listed a co-author on the titles.

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