![]() ![]() He has worked as a set designer and a puppeteer. ![]() Selznick’s books have garnered countless accolades worldwide, and have been translated into over 35 languages. Albert Nightingale’s strange, beautiful house, with its mysterious portraits and ghostly presences, captivates Joseph and leads him on a search for clues about the house, his family, and the past.īrian Selznick is the Caldecott Medal-winning author and illustrator of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Wonderstruck and The Invention of Hugo Cabret which was adapted into Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-winning movie Hugo. Nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis runs away from school and seeks refuge with an uncle in London. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage. ![]() After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. The journey begins on a ship at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. In this magnificent reimagining of the form he originated, two stand-alone stories-the first in nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, the second in prose-together create a beguiling narrative puzzle. From the Caldecott Medal–winning creator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck comes a breathtaking new voyage. ![]()
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