Title: Vast Alchemies: The Life and Work of Mervyn Peake

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Title: Vast Alchemies: The Life and Work of Mervyn Peake Title Record # 103166
Author: G. Peter Winnington
Date: 2000-02-00
Type: NONFICTION
Language: English

Synopsis: Biography of the author, with an introduction by Michael Moorcock. Detailed research illuminates Peake's life and achievements as raconteur, reporter, author, poet, painter, caricaturist, and fiendish practical joker. The Peake Estate has allowed only the briefest quotes from Peake's work.

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2010^ⓘ"This radically revised edition examines the novels, poems, illustrations, and plays and discusses how Peake's life and experiences were channeled through his unique imagination into his work."	Mervyn Peake's Vast Alchemies: The Illustrated Biography

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
17	2001 Locus	Best Non-Fiction
Nomination	2003 Mythopoeic	Mythopoeic Scholarship Award (for Myth and Fantasy Studies)

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
Vast Alchemies: The Life and Work of Mervyn Peake	2000-02-00	G. Peter Winnington	Peter Owen	0-7206-1079-6	£18.95^?£: UK pound	263	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	non-fic
Mervyn Peake's Vast Alchemies: The Illustrated Biography	2010-03-00	G. Peter Winnington	Peter Owen	978-0-7206-1341-4	$30.95^?$: US dollar	314	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.	non-fic

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