{"product_id":"2940169861075","title":"A Wild Ride through the Night","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the wake of the breakout successes of Walter Moers¿ \u003cem\u003e13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRumo amp; His Miraculous Adventures\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cem\u003e The City of Dreaming Books\u003c\/em\u003e, Moers is back with this fourth book, the tumultuous tale of a little boy and his encounter with Death. Moers bases his utterly delightful story on twenty-one woodcuts by the inimitable Gustave Doré, the most successful illustrator of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cblockquote\u003eGerman author Moers has constructed a surreal adventure story... Moers infuses his tale with humor and life lessons.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e  \u003ccenter\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a world between legend and dream, \u003cem\u003eA Wild Ride through the Night\u003c\/em\u003e describes the exhilarating and comic adventures of twelve-year-old Gustave, a boy who aspires to one day be a great artist. When a disaster at sea puts Gustave in the uncompromising hands of Death, he has the choice to give up the ghost or take on a series of six impossible tasks. Gustave embarks on a strange and perilous journey during which he must save a princess from an angry dragon, pull a tooth from the Most Monstrous of All Monsters, fly over the moon, and even, somehow, meet his own self. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWill Gustave¿s creativity and imagination be able to save him from his fate?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e  \u003cp\u003e©2001 Eichborn AG, Frankfurt am Main; Translation 2003 by John Brownjohn (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104702611696,"sku":"2940169861075","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169861075_p0.jpg?v=1769901597","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169861075","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}