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The Hearing Trumpet

Leonora Carrington

This whimsical and surrealist book follows 92-year-old Marian Leatherby as she discovers her family's plan to commit her to an institution. Set in a world of birthday cake-shaped buildings and bizarre rulers, including the Winking Abbess and Queen Bee, The Hearing Trumpet is a classic of fantastic literature. With elements of Alice in Wonderland and a mysterious murder, this book is sure to captivate readers who enjoy imaginative stories.
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Publish Date
2004-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
2004-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1974
Goodreads Rating
4
based on 8k ratings
ISBN
8601405553119
Categories
ArtNonfictionFictionFantasy
Recommendations
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Bjork
2012-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
This book is so inspiring! You English should be proud of her. The book seems destined to be a movie. Free-flowing, spiky imagination. I love its freedom, its humour and how it invents its own laws. What specifically do I take from her? Her wig.     – source
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