Abarat
Sign in to saveAbarat (2002) is a fantasy novel written and illustrated by Clive Barker, the first in Barker's The Books of Abarat series. It is aimed primarily at young adults. The eponymous Abarat is a fictional archipelago which is the setting for the majority of the story.
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It is catalogued under topics including 2002 British novels, 2002 children's books and 2002 fantasy novels.
Vinony links it to 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Clive Barker
- Genre
- fantasy
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Narrative location
- Minnesota
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- publication date
- 2002-09-01
- language of work or name
- English language
- title
- Abarat
- form of creative work
- novel
- nominated for
- Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book
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Abarat (2002) is a fantasy novel written and illustrated by Clive Barker, the first in Barker's The Books of Abarat series. It is aimed primarily at young adults. The eponymous Abarat is a fictional archipelago which is the setting for the majority of the story.
The title image contains an ambigram, which may indicate that it is derived from the Russian word 'наоборот' commonly meaning 'the other way around'. The paintings in the book are done with oils. Barker had already completed 300 paintings before he started working on the first book. By most accounts, Barker realised early that the story he wanted to tell could not be contained in one book. The American Library Association picked Abarat as one of its Best Books for Young Adults.
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