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More info The story of the extraordinary life of one of the most famous authors of fantasy novels! From school days and first visits to the library, to working as a journalist for a local newspaper, then to being an editor and writing the first fantasy stories and comics. Further — the work of a press officer in the Atomic Energy Commission and the first novels. And then — «The Color of Magic» and the birth of Discworld. 40 years of creativity, full of English humor, good irony and sometimes caustic satire. Creativity that gave us a new world! Isn’t that magic? Abstract The story of the extraordinary life of one of the world’s most beloved writers! About 100 million copies of Terry Pratchett’s novels translated into 37 languages have been sold worldwide. A legion of fans read and re-read Sir Terry’s books year after year. Everyone knows Discworld, the first novel about which was released back in 1983. But it was not Pratchett’s first novel, nor was it even the first disc-world novel. No one has yet considered the author and his work for four decades, has not followed the emergence of ideas and their further implementation. In 2007, Pratchett announced that he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and did not intend to give up. The book explores how the fearless struggle with the disease affected his characters and the atmosphere of his latest novels. The book also includes extensive supplements: bibliography and filmography, theater history, and a cat supplement.
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