{"product_id":"the-book-of-dust-la-belle-sauvage-paperback","title":"The Book of Dust - La Belle Sauvage - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBryony Lavery\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by), \u003cb\u003ePhilip Pullman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo young people and their d mons, with everything at stake, find themselves at the center of a terrifying manhunt. In their care is a tiny child called Lyra Belacqua, and in that child lies the fate of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the waters rise around them, powerful adversaries conspire for mastery of Dust: salvation to some, the source of infinite corruption to others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Pullman's \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Dust - La Belle Sauvage\u003c\/em\u003e is set twelve years before the epic \u003cem\u003eHis Dark Materials\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy. Bryony Lavery's stage adaptation was first performed at the Bridge Theatre, London, in December 2021, directed by Nicholas Hytner, whose groundbreaking production of \u003cem\u003eHis Dark Materials\u003c\/em\u003e was a critical and commercial success at the National Theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBryony Lavery\u003c\/strong\u003e is a playwright whose work includes: \u003cem\u003eLast Easter\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e A Wedding Story\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFrozen\u003c\/em\u003e (TMA Best Play 2001, Eileen Anderson Best Play 2001), which began life at Birmingham Rep, moved to the National Theatre, London, and was then produced on Broadway where it was nominated for four Tony awards. She has written five plays for National Theatre Connections. She adapted Philip Pullman's novel \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Dust - La Belle Sauvage\u003c\/em\u003e for the Bridge Theatre, London (2021).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Pullman\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of several best-selling books, most notably the fantasy trilogy \u003cem\u003eHis Dark Materials\u003c\/em\u003e, its companion trilogy \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Dust\u003c\/em\u003e, and the fictionalised biography of Jesus, \u003cem\u003eThe Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ\u003c\/em\u003e. He was born in Norwich, England, in 1946 and grew up in Zimbabwe and Wales. He worked as a teacher for many years and his first children's novel, \u003cem\u003eCount Karlstein\u003c\/em\u003e, came out in 1982.\u003cem\u003e The Ruby in the Smoke\u003c\/em\u003e, the first of the Sally Lockhart quartet of Victorian thrillers, was published in 1985. He has won many awards for his children's books, including the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Book Award, the Smarties Prize, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and a CBE. His acclaimed fantasy trilogy, \u003cem\u003eHis Dark Materials\u003c\/em\u003e (Scholastic Books in the UK and Knopf in the US), comprising \u003cem\u003eNorthern Lights\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Subtle Knife\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Amber Spyglass\u003c\/em\u003e, has been published in thirty-nine languages, and even in graphic novel form (with the French publishers, Gallimard). His other books for children and young adults include \u003cem\u003eClockwork\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eI Was a Rat!\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe New Cut Gang\u003c\/em\u003e books; \u003cem\u003eThunderbolt's Waxwork\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Gas-Fitter's Ball\u003c\/em\u003e. In 2010 he published his controversial number-one bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ\u003c\/em\u003e. He was knighted in 2019 for services to literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735765291071,"sku":"9781839040306","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d578a0ee37827f7f7c1616a7da8c9f50.webp?v=1765144593","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-book-of-dust-la-belle-sauvage-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}