The Dictionary of Imaginary Places
- ISBN-10
- 0156008726
- ISBN-13
- 9780156008723
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 755
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Authors
- Alberto Manguel, Gianni Guadalupi
Description
Describes and visualizes over 1,200 magical lands found in literature and film, discussing such exotic realms as Atlantis, Tolkien's Middle Earth, and Oz.
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