Fata Morgana (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: William Kotzwinkle
- First Published: 1977
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—magical world
- Time of Work: 1861
- Setting: Central Europe
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Magic or magicians, Nineteenth century, Europe or Europeans, Other worlds, Dreams, Detectives, Mysteries, Fate or fatalism
- Locales: Europe
The Plot
From the beginning of his career as a writer, the extremely versatile William Kotzwinkle (who was chosen by director Steven Spielberg to write the novelization of the 1982 film E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial) has been interested in the region where realism and fantasy merge and fuse. In Fata Morgana, he explores this mysterious area by combining a conventional detective story with an examination of the unconscious mind of a middle-aged police inspector in Paris in the 1860s.
Paul Picard is an experienced professional, familiar with police procedure...
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