What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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SOLVED. YA Fantasy/ philosophical book with alternate endings. A young king leaves his kingdom in the care of his friend ‘the fool’ and goes off wandering. A myopic princess looses her glasses in her parent's palace garden. Spoilers. [s]
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Gosh I never saw any of these posts!! If anyone is still out there, the illustrations on the glossy hardback front and back cover were in orange and navy blue on a white background.
Sorry for lack of response! Only used to Reddit.🤭Thank you for the good advice!!
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Are there two published versions of the book with different endings - or are there two endings incorporated into a single book?
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https://books.google.com/books?id=gG9...
Kirkus Review:
- "... a clear-eyed explorer, a young skeptic king and a misfit princess (she is both near-sighted and left-handed) who discover for themselves, and metaphorically in themselves, a land beyond any charted on maps or globes. To make the most of her symbolic "land beyond," Gripe gives us two versions of the same story: first, a shimmering but rootless fairy tale, then a much longer retelling -- no less polished and abstract but laced with metaphysical asides which reveal the young king particularly as a sort of restless philosopher and the princess as a solitary late bloomer who knows that "if you want to do something special...you have to be unknown to everyone... (or) you can become a victim of a myth made out of your own name."
- "... Gripe's favorite topic, the split between the inner individual and his public, social persona."
Kris, I cannot thank you enough! A huge thorn has officially been tugged out of my side!! Case Closed! Mystery Solved!!!🥳🥳🥳🌟🌟🌟
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Well! It's so great to hear that I could help. You're very welcome.
It's just so sad you had to wait four years for the thorn removal.
What's the Name of That Book???
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The story doesn’t change dramatically in either version. A young king leaves his kingdom in the care of his friend ‘the fool’ and goes off wandering. A myopic princess looses her glasses in her parents palace garden. She wanders off until she meets a spider. She exchanges her royal crown for the spiders crown of eyes. Her path eventually crossed that of the young king on a windy bridge suspended between heaven and earth. They are buffeted by the wind but they eventually make it safely back to land and decide to ‘return home’ to his Kingdom together.