by James Thurber · ATICO DE LOS LIBROS · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788493780920
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The Thirteen Clocks is a delightful fable for adults and a fantastic tale for children, written in a poetic and rhythmic style, full of internal rhymes. The story narrates the adventures in Coffin Castle, where the evil Duke lives with his niece, the beautiful Saralinda, and the thirteen clocks are stopped because the Duke killed Time. The arrival of a mysterious troubadour named Xingu, along with the fickle Golux, will change the fate of the castle. Together, they will try to overcome the test imposed by the Duke: to obtain a thousand precious stones in ninety-nine hours and return when the clocks strike five. This 1950 tale distills tenderness and irony, creating a magical world with unforgettable characters, evoking tales of the Brothers Grimm, fables of La Fontaine, and the Tolkien saga.
James Grover Thurber was an American cartoonist, writer, humorist, journalist, and playwright. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, and attended Ohio State University (OSU), leaving in 1918 without graduating. He spent over a year in Paris, working for the US State Department as a code clerk, and on his return to Columbus in 1920 was hired as a reporter for the Columbus Dispatch. He married his first wife, Althea Adams, in 1922. Thurber was hired by The New Yorker in early 1927, and soon became a prolific and popular contributor.
