The Ankh-Morpork Archives: A Discworld Anthology, Volume I

by Terry Pratchett, Stephen Briggs (Author), Paul Kidby (Illustrator)

The Ankh-Morpork Archives: A Discworld Anthology (1), Discworld: Diaries (Collections and Selections — Anthology 1), Discworld (Diaries — Anthology of Diaries 1)

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Think you know Ankh-Morpork? Think again. In this top-secret guide, intrepid explorers will receive a first-hand experience of the real city. If you've ever wondered where Unseen University students wet their whistles (while avoiding their teachers as they do the same), or pondered just what the Assassins' Guild constitutes a proper means of inhumation - there are standards to be upheld - then this is the book for you. That's right, have yourself a glimpse of what actually goes on in the show more city's societies. Cut the chaff, peek behind the curtain, see how the sausage gets made . . . err, you get the idea. Just don't let the Thieves' Guild catch you with this. They won't appreciate their methods being flogged behind their back. Flogging's their job. Completely revamped and redesigned, this full-colour book contains material from Discworld Diaries across the decades. show less

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Här har samlats texter och bilder som tidigare gavs ut i form av kalendrar med olika teman. Här har alltså materialet som rör Osynliga universitetet, lönnmördar- och tjuvagillet samt postverket samlats.

Det rör sig alltså om lättare texter, som exempelvis lönnmördargillets skolverksamhet (liknande brittiska internatskolor), olika typer av tjuvar (vanliga som ovanliga), och postverkets historia. Avsnittet om Osynliga universitetet handlar dock endast i viss mån om detta, och lika mycket om olika ställen i staden där studenter kan äta billigt, vilka sevärdheter som finns och liknande. Inte ointressant, men spretigt. Kapitlet om postverket lider istället av en distinkt brist på narrativ styrka: universitet och internat show more är, liksom tjuvar, ämnen med långa litterära traditioner att utnyttja. Försändelser av post är det inte på samma sätt, och kapitlet kräver att man har Going postal i närminnet där de övriga känns mer generiska.

Förutom texterna (som sägs vara av Pratchett tillsammans med Stephen Briggs, men jag vet inte om fördelningen är den som omslaget ger sken av) så finns även en mängd illustrationer av Paul Kidby. Förbrytarfysiominerna är lite väl överdrivna, men övriga hamnar som vanligt nära den ton av humor blandad med hjärta och kunskap som präglade Pratchetts bästa verk.
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Terry Pratchett was on born April 28, 1948 in Beaconsfield, United Kingdom. He left school at the age of 17 to work on his local paper, the Bucks Free Press. While with the Press, he took the National Council for the Training of Journalists proficiency class. He also worked for the Western Daily Press and the Bath Chronicle. He produced a series show more of cartoons for the monthly journal, Psychic Researcher, describing the goings-on at the government's fictional paranormal research establishment, Warlock Hall. In 1980, he was appointed publicity officer for the Central Electricity Generating Board with responsibility for three nuclear power stations. His first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. His first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. He became a full-time author in 1987. He wrote more than 70 books during his lifetime including The Dark Side of the Sun, Strata, The Light Fantastic, Equal Rites, Mort, Sourcery, Truckers, Diggers, Wings, Dodger, Raising Steam, Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Tales, and The Shephard's Crown. He was diagnosis with early onset Alzheimer's disease in 2007. He was knighted for services to literature in 2009 and received the World Fantasy award for life achievement in 2010. He died on March 12, 2015 at the age of 66. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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The Ankh-Morpork Archives: A Discworld Anthology, Volume I
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2019

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