The city of dreaming books : a novel from Zamonia /
by Optimus Yarnspinner ; translated from the Zamonian and illustrated by Walter Moers, whose German text was translated into English by John Brownjohn.
- 455 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
pt. 1. Dancelot's bequest -- pt. 2. The catacombs of Bookholm.
Optimus Yarnspinner inherits a manuscript by an unknown writer. To track down the author, he goes to Bookholm, the City of Dreaming Books, where book-related attractions abound.