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Als der Pate des jungen Dichters Hildegunst von Mythenmetz stirbt, hinterlässt er ein makelloses Manuskript, das Mythenmetz zu einer erhabenen Suche nach seiner Herkunft führt. Die Spur führt ihn in Büchheim, die Stadt der Träumenden Bücher, die wie ein gigantischer Bücherladen wirkt – ein Ort, an dem der Duft von Säure, Zitronenbäumen, altem Leder und Druckerschwärze die Luft erfüllt. In dieser bibliophilen Metropole geraten Mythenmetz und seine Begleiter in ein gefährliches Abenteuer, in dem Bücherjäger nach Schätzen ragen, spielerische Buchlinge Unfug treiben und der rätselhafte Schattenkönig die Macht über das Reich ausübt.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comedy Fiction
Authors: Walter Moers
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