Author: Francois Place
Translator: Jeong-im Yoon
Publisher: Design House
87 pages | 165*240mm
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About This Book
From Publishers Weekly
Place's first book, a haunting fable set in the mid-1800s, begins as
English explorer Archibald Leopold Ruthmore purchases what appears to be
a giant's tooth, carved with intertwined markings that resemble a map.
Recognizing the area as the legendary Land of the Giants, he sets out to
find this lost world. In dramatic, occasionally difficult language ("The
jungle blanketed us with fetid miasmas laden with the dank smell of
humus and decay"), Ruthmore describes his arduous journey, during which
all his fellow travelers are massacred by a tribe of headhunters. Alone,
the intrepid voyager (still wearing his top hat) finally reaches his
destination and discovers the eponymous giants, nine compassionate
creatures covered with intricately patterned tattoos that tell stories.
Ruthmore lives among them for 10 months and, upon returning to England,
makes a mistake he regrets forever: he writes a book revealing the
existence and whereabouts of his gentle friends, inadvertently sounding
the death knell for their civilization. The moral is delivered with
subtlety, and Place's delicate, painstakingly detailed period paintings
play a significant role in conveying his profound message. Originally
published in the author's native France, the book has there received
three major prizes, including the 1992 Grand Prize for Children's
Literature.
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