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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Picador USA
Publication date
October 1, 1997
Pages
164
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780312169640
ISBN-10
0312169647
Dimensions
0.50 by 5.75 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.75 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$20.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Weaving between fantasy and reality, an eighteenth-century prince obsessed with his own immortality creates a city that exists only on paper, where a fictional inhabitant named Pfitz disappears and leads his creator on a quest to find him.
Editions
Hardcover
from Siruela (June 30, 2000)
9788478445042 | details & prices | 192 pages | List price $24.95
The price comparison is for this edition
from Picador USA (October 1, 1997)
9780312169640 | details & prices | 164 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $20.00
About: Weaving between fantasy and reality, an eighteenth-century prince obsessed with his own immortality creates a city that exists only on paper, where a fictional inhabitant named Pfitz disappears and leads his creator on a quest to find him
About: Weaving between fantasy and reality, an eighteenth-century prince obsessed with his own immortality creates a city that exists only on paper, where a fictional inhabitant named Pfitz disappears and leads his creator on a quest to find him
Paperback
from Dedalus Ltd (June 30, 2011)
9781873982815 | details & prices | 164 pages | List price $13.99
About: "Pfitz is a surprisingly warm and likeable book, a combination of intellectual high-wire act and good traditional storytelling with a population of lovers and madmen we do care about, despite their advertised fictionality.
About: "Pfitz is a surprisingly warm and likeable book, a combination of intellectual high-wire act and good traditional storytelling with a population of lovers and madmen we do care about, despite their advertised fictionality.
from Picador USA (November 1, 1998)
9780312195502 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $18.00
About: An eighteenth-century prince devotes his entire wealth and the energy of his subjects to the creation of Rreinnstadt, a fantastic city that exists only on paper and in the minds of its creators.
About: An eighteenth-century prince devotes his entire wealth and the energy of his subjects to the creation of Rreinnstadt, a fantastic city that exists only on paper and in the minds of its creators.
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