Título: The Carnivorous Carnival
Autor: Lemony Snicket
Sinopse: There is nothing to be found in the pages of A Series of Unfortunate Events but misery and despair. You still have time to choose another international best-seller to read. But if you must know what unpleasantries befall the charming and clever Baudelaire children read on ... The Carnivorous Carnival contains such a distressing story that consuming any of its contents would be far more stomach-turning than even the most imbalanced meal. To avoid causing discomfort, it would be best if I didn't mention any of the ingredients of this story, particularly a confusing map, an ambidextrous person, an unruly crowd, a wooden plank and Chabo the Wolf Baby. Your time might be better filled with something more palatable such as eating your vegetables or feeding them to someone else. In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Despite their wretched contents, 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' has sold 60 million copies worldwide and been made into a Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey. And in the future things are poised to get much worse, thanks to the forthcoming Netflix series starring Neil Patrick Harris. You have been warned. Are you unlucky enough to own all 13 adventures? The Bad Beginning The Reptile Room The Wide Window The Miserable Mill The Austere Academy The Ersatz Elevator The Vile Village The Hostile Hospital The Carnivorous Carnival The Slippery Slope The Grim Grotto The Penultimate Peril The End And what about All The Wrong Questions? In this four-book series a 13-year-old Lemony chronicles his dangerous and puzzling apprenticeship in a mysterious organisation that nobody knows anything about: 'Who Could That Be at This Hour?' 'When Did you Last See Her?' 'Shouldn't You Be in School?' 'Why is This Night Different from All Other Nights?' Lemony Snicket was born before you were and is likely to die before you as well. He was born in a small town where the inhabitants were suspicious and prone to riot. He grew up near the sea and currently lives beneath it. Until recently, he was living somewhere else. Brett Helquist was born in Ganado, Arizona, grew up in Orem, Utah, and now lives in New York City. He earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Brigham Young University and has been illustrating ever since. His art has appeared in many publications, including Cricket magazine and The New York Times.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “The Carnivorous Carnival”, de Lemony Snicket, publicado pela editora Egmont, em 2012 e com 304 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Egmont
Páginas: 304
Ano: 2012
Edição: UK ed.
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 9781405266147
ISBN13: 9781405266147
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Egmont apresentam um universo predominantemente voltado para o público infantil e juvenil, com narrativas que transitam entre o humor, a aventura e o encantamento. Muitas histórias exploram personagens carismáticos em situações cotidianas ou fantásticas, com um tom leve e acessível, mas que não deixam de trazer tensão e desafios, como perseguições, mistérios ou conflitos familiares. O catálogo sugere uma combinação entre obras mais narrativas, com personagens e enredos que se desenvolvem em mundos imaginativos, e títulos que valorizam a interação visual, como aqueles em formato fixed-layout ou com ilustrações marcantes. A diversidade aparece no contraste entre histórias de fantasia wacky e humorística e outras que se aproximam do clássico infantil, com poemas e fábulas que evocam a infância e a amizade.
