Title: The Land of Laughs
Title Record # 1652
Author: Jonathan Carroll
Date: 1980-09-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: Jonathan Carroll
Date: 1980-09-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: WorldCat: Schoolteacher Thomas Abbey, unsure son of a film star, doesn't know who he is or what he wants--in life, in love, or in his relationship with the strange and intense Saxony Gardner. What he knows is that in his whole life nothing has touched him so deeply as the novels of Marshall France, a reclusive author of fabulous children's tales who died at forty-four. Now Thomas and Saxony have come to France's hometown, the dreamy Midwestern town of Galen, Missouri, to write France's biography. Warned in advance that France's family may oppose them, they're surprised to find France's daughter warmly welcoming instead. But slowly they begin to see that something fantastic and horrible is happening. The magic of Marshall France has extended far beyond the printed page...leaving them with a terrifying task to undertake.
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Awards
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Win | 1989 Apollo | Prix Apollo |
Publications
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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The Land of Laughs | 1980-09-00 | Jonathan Carroll | The Viking Press | 0-670-41755-6 | $10.95?$: US dollar |
241 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Mel Brofman | |
The Land of Laughs | 1982-06-00 | Jonathan Carroll | Hamlyn Paperbacks | 0-600-20597-5 | £1.75?£: UK pound |
241 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||
The Land of Laughs | 1983-10-00 | Jonathan Carroll | Ace Books | 0-441-46987-6 | $2.50?$: US dollar |
241 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | David Mattingly | |
The Land of Laughs | 1984-00-00 | Jonathan Carroll | Arrow Books | 0-09-939260-7 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
241 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | James Marsh | |
The Land of Laughs | 1987-11-00 | Jonathan Carroll | Arrow Books | 0-09-939260-7 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
241 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
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The Land of Laughs | 1989-09-00 | Jonathan Carroll | Legend | 0-09-939260-7 | £3.50?£: UK pound |
241 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Wayne Anderson | |
The Land of Laughs | 2000-09-00 | Jonathan Carroll | Millennium / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #9) | 1-85798-999-6 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
241 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Joe del Tufo | |
The Land of Laughs | 2001-02-00 | Jonathan Carroll | Orb | 0-312-87311-5 | $13.95?$: US dollar |
253 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Patrick Arrasmith | |
The Land of Laughs | 2011-00-00 | Jonathan Carroll | Audible Studios (Neil Gaiman Presents) | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | Patrick Arrasmith | ||||
The Land of Laughs | 2016-00-00 | Jonathan Carroll | Centipede Press | 978-1-61347-184-5 | $85.00?$: US dollar |
304 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Ryder Carroll | |
The Land of Laughs | date unknown | Jonathan Carroll | Orb | 0-312-87311-5 | $13.95?$: US dollar |
253 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Patrick Arrasmith |
Reviews
- Review by Faren Miller (1983) in Locus, #274 November 1983
- Review by Michael R. Collings and David A. Engebretson (1984) in Fantasy Review, July 1984
- Review by Russell Engebretson (1985) in Science Fiction Review, Spring 1985
- Review by David Pringle (1988) in Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels , reprinted in:
- Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels (1988)
- Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels (1989)
- Review by Christopher Evans (1988) in Horror: 100 Best Books, (1988) , reprinted in:
- Horror: 100 Best Books (1988)
- Horror: 100 Best Books (1992)
- Horror: The 100 Best Books (1998)
- Review [French] by Roger Bozzetto (1989) in Fiction, #404
- Review by Bruce Gillespie (1991) in SF Commentary, #69/70
- Review by Mike Resnick (1997) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October-November 1997
- Review by uncredited (2000) in Vector 214
- Review by Iain Emsley (2001) in Vector 216
- Review by Stephen E. Andrews and Nick Rennison (2009) in 100 Must-Read Fantasy Novels
- Review by Amy Goldschlager (2012) in Locus, #615 April 2012
- Review [German] by Denis Scheck (2021) in Das Land des Lachens
- Review [German] by Horst Illmer (2022) in phantastisch!, #85