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König der Fischer
A successful radio DJ unwittingly incites a psychopath to murder. Devastated, he renounces his former life and sinks into despair. Then he meets Parry, a former professor of medieval history, now a bum searching for the Holy Grail in New York. Their lives become entwined.
Jack Lucas is a man who has always looked down at life from the top. He is the menace of Manhattan's airwaves, the city's No.1 shock-DJ, but his off-handed arrogance triggers an incident that derails him from the fast track onto a precipitous decline through the looking-glass into a whole other world he never imagined... into Parry's world.
Once a professor of medieval history, Parry lives in a remarkable world of his own creation in order to insulate himself from a tragedy in his past. He now sees a singular New York and has the charismatic ability to permit others to see the world as he does - full of turrets and castles, terrifying red knights and damsels in distress.
Drawn to this unlikely saviour, Jack sets off on a heroic quest through the streets of New York to help realize Parry's noblest dream and redeem himself.
Jack Lucas is a man who has always looked down at life from the top. He is the menace of Manhattan's airwaves, the city's No.1 shock-DJ, but his off-handed arrogance triggers an incident that derails him from the fast track onto a precipitous decline through the looking-glass into a whole other world he never imagined... into Parry's world.
Once a professor of medieval history, Parry lives in a remarkable world of his own creation in order to insulate himself from a tragedy in his past. He now sees a singular New York and has the charismatic ability to permit others to see the world as he does - full of turrets and castles, terrifying red knights and damsels in distress.
Drawn to this unlikely saviour, Jack sets off on a heroic quest through the streets of New York to help realize Parry's noblest dream and redeem himself.
- GenresFiction
254 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1991
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Leonore Fleischer
82 books30 followersLeonore Fleischer has written more than fifty novelizations of films. She and her five cats live in Upstate New York.
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October 1, 2023
Ok, ale sposób pokazania postaci kobiet jako dodatku do faceta przypomina mi, że książki z lat 90. to inny stan umysłu... którego nie mam ochoty czytać:p. Do tego "zmiana" głównego bohatera pokazana płytko i nieprzekonująco. Tylko Parry ratuje sytuację autorki.
October 21, 2017
Свалям една звезда само, защото е книга по сценарий и наследява някои ограничения на филма. Иначе - това е КНИГА. А филма гледайте задължително!
July 4, 2011
Just another reminder of how words and actions affect other people, even when you don't know the person. I love the movie, and the book is even better!
February 25, 2018
Niente può eguagliare la profondità data dalla recitazione di Robin William ma il romanzo è scritto benissimo, tanto da sembrare realmente narrato da Jack Lucas.
Consiglio a tutti questa lettura, anche a chi non ha mai visto il film.
Consiglio a tutti questa lettura, anche a chi non ha mai visto il film.
January 10, 2025
Heartbreaking, heartwarming and thought-provoking. No notes.
April 24, 2025
Love the movie, love the book
May 31, 2025
Tuhle knížku jsem četla v pubertě a neskutečně mě oslovila. Od té doby jsem ji už párkrát četla a teď po delší době přišel zase její čas. A pořád se mi líbí, pořád ji prožívám s hrdiny a i když je to krátké a asi by si to zasloužilo větší rozepsání, tak i tak jsem z knihy stále nadšená.
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