The White Deer (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: James Thurber
- First Published: 1945
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—magical world
- Time of Work: The medieval period
- Setting: The realm of King Clode
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Magic or magicians, Other worlds, Middle Ages, Deer, Metamorphosis or transmogrification, Quest, Princes or princesses
- Locales: Mythical lands
The Plot
The White Deer, often called a novella, is a fairy tale. It takes place “once upon a time” in the kingdom of King Clode, which is distinguished by the fact that it contains an enchanted forest. The widower king and his three sons, Thag, Gallow, and Jorn, fill their bachelor lives with hunting and sport. The youngest son, Jorn, is sensitive and poetic as well as athletic and graceful. Although he rides along on the hunts, he avoids killing animals. Nevertheless, the hunters regularly deplete the area so completely that they must endure long periods of...
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