Edward Brooke-Hitching

Gebundenes Buch

The Devil's Atlas

An Explorer's Guide to Heavens, Hells and Afterworlds

Beschreibung

Packed with colorful maps, paintings, and captivating stories, this is a compelling tour of the geography, history, and supernatural populations of the afterworlds of cultures around the globe. Each is conjured through astonishing images and a highly readable trove of surprising facts and narratives, stories of places you'd hope to go, and those you definitely would not. A traveler's guide to worlds unseen, here is a fascinating visual chronicle of our hopes, fears, and fantasies of what lies beyond.

Autor

Edward Brooke-Hitching is the author of The Madman's Library, The Sky Atlas, The Golden Atlas The Phantom Atlas and Fox Tossing, Octopus Wrestling And Other Forgotten Sports, an award-winning documentary director, and writer for the BBC's QI. The son of an antiquarian book dealer, he graduated from the University of Exeter with a distinction in filmmaking before entering independent documentary production. He lives in a dusty heap of old maps and books in London.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Chronicle Books
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 205mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 963g
• ISBN-13: 9781797214474
• ISBN-10: 1797214470
• Artikelnr.: 63494934