{"product_id":"the-13-clocks-isbn-9780143110149","title":"The 13 Clocks","description":"\u003cb\u003eA giant of American humor makes his Penguin Classics debut with “probably the best book in the world” (Neil Gaiman, from the Introduction), in a stunning Deluxe Edition featuring the original, full-color illustrations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eThe hands of all thirteen clocks stand still in the gloomy castle on a lonely hill where a wicked Duke lives with his niece, the beautiful Princess Saralinda. The Duke fancies he has frozen time, for he is afraid that one day a Prince may come and win away the hand of the Princess—the only warm hand in the castle. To thwart that fate, he sets impossible tasks for Saralinda’s suitors. But when the bold Prince Zorn of Zorna arrives, disguised as a wandering minstrel, and helped by the enigmatic Golux, the cold Duke may at last have met his match.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Since it was first published in 1950, James Thurber’s sublimely whimsical fairy tale of love forestalled but ultimately fulfilled has delighted readers of all ages. It is published here with Marc Simont’s enchanting, full-color illustrations from the first edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.“This book . . . is probably the best book in the world. And if it’s not the best book, then it’s still very much like nothing anyone has ever seen before, and, to the best of my knowledge, no one’s ever really seen anything like it since. . . . It’s unique. It makes people happier, like ice cream.” —\u003cb\u003eNeil Gaiman, from the Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the cleverest [fairy tales] that any modern writer has been able to tell.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTime\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Rich with ogres and oligarchs, riddles and wit. What distinguishes [\u003ci\u003eThe 13 Clocks\u003c\/i\u003e] is not just quixotic imagination but Thurber’s inimitable delight in language. . . . Thurber captivates the ear and captures the heart.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There are spys, monsters, betrayals, hair’s-breadth escapes, spells to be broken and all the usual accouterments, but Thurber gives the proceedings his own particular deadpan spin. . . . It all makes for a rousing concoction of adventure, humor and satire that defies any conventional classification.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The great \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e humorist James Thurber wrote a few children’s books, the best of which may be \u003ci\u003eThe 13 Clocks\u003c\/i\u003e . . . . [Marc Simont] provided beautifully cartoonish yet subtle mini-paintings that convey \u003ci\u003eClocks’ \u003c\/i\u003evarying moods of gloom, menace, surprise, and joy.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of [Thurber’s] best but overlooked works . . . A raucous play of words that sounds like poetry, reads like prose, and narrowly skirts the line between the ridiculous and the profound.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If you liked \u003ci\u003eThe Princess Bride\u003c\/i\u003e, you’re going to like this. . . . If you remember \u003ci\u003eFractured Fairy Tales\u003c\/i\u003e on Rocky and Bullwinkle, you’ll like this. We suggest, read the beginning. We’re not going to give away the plot, because it’s all in the language with a book like this.” —\u003cb\u003eDaniel Pinkwater, NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Thurber \u003c\/b\u003e(1894–1961) was one of the preeminent American humorists and cartoonists of the twentieth century. Most famous for his widely anthologized short story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” he was a contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e for more than thirty years and wrote nearly forty books—collections of essays, short stories, fables, and children’s stories, including \u003ci\u003eThe Wonderful O \u003c\/i\u003eand the Caldecott Medal winner \u003ci\u003eMany Moons.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Simont\u003c\/b\u003e (illustrations; 1915–2013) illustrated nearly a hundred books, among them James Thurber's \u003ci\u003eThe Wonderful O \u003c\/i\u003eand a 1990 edition of Thurber's \u003ci\u003eMany Moons. \u003c\/i\u003eHe worked with such authors as Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (on the Nate the Great series) and Margaret Wise Brown and won both a Caldecott Honor and a Caldecott Medal for his illustrations of children’s books.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e (introduction) is the #1\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of more than twenty books for readers of all ages, including \u003ci\u003eAmerican Gods\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ocean at the End of the Lane\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Graveyard Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCoraline\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Sandman series of graphic novels. He is Professor in the Arts at Bard College.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300283306213,"sku":"NP9780143110149","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143110149.jpg?v=1767737967","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-13-clocks-isbn-9780143110149","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}