Y a continuación unas cuantas fotos de la gran obra representada en Chicago:
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The Last Unicorn en el Teatro
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Y a continuación unas cuantas fotos de la gran obra representada en Chicago:
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Y a continuación unas cuantas fotos de la gran obra representada en Chicago:
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Nuevas ediciones, nuevos títulos y una obra de teatro muy exitosa
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Aunque un poco tarde, os comento novedades que publicó Peter S. Beagle a través de su última Newsletter, el pasado 16 de Octubre:
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Para empezar, todo el mundo parece bastante feliz y contento con la obra de teatro The Last Unicorn, basada en la novela de Peter S. Beagle. Ed Rutherford se encargó de adaptar la obra al teatro, salvando grandes obstáculos con vestuarios sencillos y actores/actrices de calidad. Algunas críticas han sido un pelín duras pero en general, todo el mundo parece bastante satisfecho. Ciertamente, Connor Cochran (representante de Peter) y el mismo autor de la novela original dejaron sus impresiones en una de las tantas páginas que comentan el evento y aportan una crítica:
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Posted by Connor Cochran on Wed, Oct 21, at 11:35am
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I'm Peter S. Beagle's business manager. Peter and I were at the opening night show and next day matinee, and I wanted to tell anyone who might be reading this page that he and I both loved it. Very imaginative, very inventive, and absolutely faithful to the spirit of Peter's work without being afraid to make changes as necessary to fit the space, the cast, the running time, and the specific needs of theater. We left Chicago very happy indeed.Read more: http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/theater/79749/the-last-unicorn-at-promethean-theatre-ensemble-theater-review#ixzz0V93KWM9c
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I'm Peter S. Beagle's business manager. Peter and I were at the opening night show and next day matinee, and I wanted to tell anyone who might be reading this page that he and I both loved it. Very imaginative, very inventive, and absolutely faithful to the spirit of Peter's work without being afraid to make changes as necessary to fit the space, the cast, the running time, and the specific needs of theater. We left Chicago very happy indeed.Read more: http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/theater/79749/the-last-unicorn-at-promethean-theatre-ensemble-theater-review#ixzz0V93KWM9c
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Quien quiera leer más acerca de la obra, puede consultar el The Last Uniblog, donde podrá seguir todas las críticas y comentarios.
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Otro asuntillo...
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Hace un tiempo, los editores Barnes & Noble publicaron una edición especial de The Last Unicorn: la EXTRA-DELUXE HARDCOVER Edition. Pues bien, fue una tirada limitadísima que ofrecía, además de la historia "Two Hearts" en la misma edición, un prólogo de 33 páginas de Peter y para más felicidad, un extracto de una de las historias de Schmendrick que tanto se han anunciado (y que esperemos, se publiquen prontito junto con otras nuevas historias) + un dibujo realizado por Connor Cochran. Todo por 75 dólares el ejemplar.
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Pues bien, había reservados en aquél entonces 50 ejemplares para este fin (con historia de Schmendrick + dibujo) los cuales se agotaron en un tiempo récord. Barnes & Noble, a pesar del éxito, no quisieron reeditar esta edición especial con lo cual, Connor buscó y rebuscó todas las tiendas de estos editores para comprar el stock y así poder ofrecer, finalmente otros 150 ejemplares más. Así que, el/la interesado/a tendrá que darse prisa si quiere adquirir esta edición tan especial. (Enviar peticiones a: contact@conlanpress.com).
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Y lo mejor, reservado para el final: UN NUEVO TÍTULO!!!
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MIRROR KINGDOMS es el nuevo título bajo el cual se han publicado 18 de las mejores historias escritas por Peter S. Beagle. Este proyecto encabezado por Jonathan Strahan (de Subterranean Press) promete más de 200.000 palabras que nos transportarán una vez más a los mundos de Leila, la mujer lobo, de Junko y Sayuri, y muchos muchos más. Hay dos ediciones (y dos precios), la más económica, 40 dólares.
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Para más información, clicar aquí.
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Newsletter The Raven : 16 de Octubre 2009
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The latest news...
THIS WEEKEND:PETER WILL BE IN CHICAGO FOR A NEW STAGE VERSION
PETER'S 52/50 PROJECT
SUBTERRANEAN PRESS PUBLISHING LIMITED EDITION
After both shows there will be an audience Q&A session, followed by book sales and signing. So if you live in reasonable reach of the Chicago area we hope you'll consider coming to one of this weekend's shows, to meet Peter and see what Ed and the Promethean crew have created.
Special note: At Sunday's show, Peter will be joined by Peter B. Gillis, formerly a writer for Marvel and DC Comics, and as of last week the chosen scripter for IDW's new comic book/graphic novel adaptation of The Last Unicorn.
The official promo page for the production is right here. Check it out for the performance schedule through the rest of the run, and to watch some video about the show.
You can order tickets here.
And for an extra bit of fun, here are Ed's "Cut Scene Comics" — quick cartoon pages dedicated to scenes, characters, and favorite bits of prose that had to be cut for one reason or another from the show's script. Apparently these cartoons will be posted in the lobby at the show itself.
LOCATION: City Lit Theater, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago IL (on the second floor of the Edgewater Presbyterian Church).
THIS WEEKEND'S SCHEDULE: Shows start Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 3 PM.
Hope to see some of you there!
THE ABSOLUTE LAST EXTRA-DELUXE HARDCOVER COPIES OF THE LAST UNICORN ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE — EMAIL NOW TO GET THIS UNIQUE PERSONALIZED ITEM
Earlier this year, Barnes & Noble unexpectedly decided not to reprint their special deluxe hardcover edition of The Last Unicorn (the one that includes the full original novel, "Two Hearts," new introductions for both, and a 33-page interview with Peter). That caught us by surprise, and after talking about it we decided to do something cool with the last copies we had in stock — Peter would hand-write three pages of first draft from one of his new Schmendrick stories into each book (with each book getting a different three pages), and Connor would add an original unicorn sketch as well.
At that time we only had 55 copies, so we decided the equitable thing to do was hold a drawing. People who wanted to buy these $75 books could put their name into a big hat, Peter would draw out 55 winning names, and that would be that.
Then two surprising things happened, in this order:
1) 237 people put their names in the hat. (!)
2) Barnes & Noble — after insisting for months that there were no more copies in the warehouse — shipped one last box out of the blue. On checking we were able to get reliable proof that this really was it, and they were now verifiably out of stock.
Event #1 meant we were going to have to disappoint 182 people. Which sucked.
But then event #2 came along, allowing us to cut that number down to 122 people...
...at which point Connor got one of his crazy ideas. B&N's warehouse might be empty, but what about all the B&N stores across America? Surely there were a few copies still out there on the shelves?
Thus began The Quest. Wherever Connor traveled, either with Peter or on his own, he made sure to hit every Barnes & Noble store he could find and buy up every copy he spotted, all to try and make sure that everyone who put their name in the hat could have one of the special jazzed-up Ultra-Deluxe copies, if they wanted. Peter was a witness to just how crazy it got: during the five-day August trip to Philadelphia and NYC, for example, Connor drove more than 700 extra miles so he could check different B&N outlets in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Delaware.
But you know what? It worked. He managed to find enough copies for everyone.
In fact, he found more than enough copies before he finally stopped. Slightly over 100 more.
So we are making those available too — first come, first serve. The price is $75 plus shipping, and until they run out you can reserve as many copies as you want by emailing your reservation request and phone number to contact@conlanpress.com. Connor will call you in person to arrange payment, get your address, find out how you want Peter to personalize your copy, and also get a "concept cue" so your unicorn sketch will be uniquely yours.
PETER'S 52/50 PROJECT: 26 DOWN, 26 TO GO!
Here, for example, are the 10 pieces he's come up with since the last RAVEN newsletter, with links to sample sections:
That last one? That's the song that Captain Cully wrote about Molly Grue after she left him to go off with Schmendrick and the unicorn. "Werewolf Blues?" Exactly what it sounds like, and damn funny; while "Survivor" is a frightening, evocative poem inspired by a subscriber suggestion and Peter's memories of meeting a woman who barely escaped the Cambodian killing fields.
It's been an exciting half-year ride, with another half-year to go. If you aren't a subscriber yet, we hope you will join in. Here's what $25 will get you:
Everything already released to date, as beautiful PDF files.
Each Monday's new creation in your email inbox, as a PDF file, for the rest of the Project.
All 52 recordings in MP3 file format, starting in January, delivered by email as they are completed and mixed to Peter's satisfaction.
A 50% discount on any future CD, book, or DVD release of the Project materials.
To see what subscribers have been saying about the Project, click here and scroll down.
LIMITED EDITION MIRROR KINGDOMS:
Jonathan Strahan is one of the field's most capable editors, and Peter has taken great delight in writing a story for each one of his three original Eclipse anthologies from Night Shade Books. Well, earlier this year Jonathan proposed doing a big "best of" collection of Peter's stories. Subterranean Press agreed that it was a good idea, so we emailed every available Beagle story in the hopper to Jonathan, to see what he'd pick.
* Professor Gottesman and the Indian Rhinoceros
10/17/09 & 10/18/09 — Chicago,
10/24/09 — Tulsa,
11/14/09 — Oakland,
1/22-24/10 — Troy,
3/21/09 — Mission Hills,
4/2-4/10 — San Francisco,
MASCOT NEWS
MORE THANK
— Oakland, October 2009
NEW 52/50 SUBSCRIBERS
Richard Arndt, Tina Boczian, Zan Bowden, Margaret Bumby, Jackie Casteel, Karen Castelletti, Kimberly Clouse, Margaret Coin, Cat Conley, Stephen Courtney, Allan Cronin, Angela Dalton, Rick Dotterer, Jacqueline Elderkin, Dennis Essa, R. H. Garrett-Goodyear, Michael Goldforb, Mary Haldeman, Bo Hansen, James Harper, Kerri Hebard-Massey, Lindsey Hoffman, Elaine Isaak, Shawna Kastin, Stacy Key, Kit Kindred, Jenny Kirkby, Gypsy-Maria R. Lorimer, Lorna MacKinnon, Stephen Marsh, Deirdre McLeod, Cherissa Meier, Joris Meijer, Erin Metcalf, Jane J. Molpus, Samantha Montgomery, Cherie Morgan, Patrick Moriarity, Arthur Morris, Tricia Overkamp, Susan Page, M. Gail Perrin, Devyn Petek, Alex Pirie-Hay, Jesse Polhemus, Kit Prudhomme, Lea Ray, Jenny Robins, Ben Roimola, Mary Sanders, Bruce Schneider, Megan Skelly, Heather Smith, Kathryn Spendelow, Andrew Springer, Kathleen Sumida, Dalia Tebechrani, Lawrence Van Velzer, Linda Walker, Laura Watkins, Ann Wells, R. K. Whittington, Joseph Wright, Cara Wynn-Jones, Sharon Zimmerman
NEW 52/50 SUBSCRIBERS WHO BOUGHT OTHER THINGS, TOO
Paul Andinach, Leigh Ann Apanites, Erik Christian Bergfloedt, Amarantha Bissell, Kathleen Bratager, Anna Brumbaugh, Deborah Chasman, Holly Costa, Talia Dashow, Ada Davis, Jacquelynn DeRoeck, Amanda Elsberry, Tom Fedele, Alicia Floyd, Kiersten Franklin, Joshua Frazier, Jody L. Georgeson, Lyra Gray, Karl Henderson, Vryce Hough, Joanna Lane, J. Michael Matkin, Guenivere McAllister, Anne Murphy, Ken Newton, Tara Pastucha, Wendy Pfile, Danielle Pitrone, Melissa Posten, Monica Rocha, Justin Russell, Moira Russell, Victoria Sandifer, Ellen Simmons, Britni Steingard, Amanda Sterling, C. Russell Stone, Margaret Walk, Cat Woish
NEW BOOK, DVD, & ART BUYERS
Kelsey Aicken, Marianne Aldrich, William Alexander, Mike Amos, Marissa Anthony, Ashley Armstrong, Leslie Ballard da Silva, Beth Baniszewski, Corina Bardasuc, Stephen Barnette, Leah Barr, Joe Bartlett, Jules Bass, Stacey Baxter, Kathryn Beckerdite, Felix Beer, Liam Blackstock, W. Jeffrey Blume, Larc Bogdan, Sharon Boski, Kathy Boswell, Elise Boucher, Rachel Breguglio, Elaine Brooks, Melissah Burt, Tracey Callison, Jim Carl, Olivia Chalifoux, Claire Chilton, Alison Cho, Christopher Clark, Linda Cody, Vicka Corey, Elizabeth Cox, Rebekah Naomi Cox, Mara Crim, Nancy Daigneault, Michele DeArcangelis, Elizabeth Donald, Paul Dudley, Cyril Duffala, Carol Egan, Jennifer Eller, Theresa Emfinger, Jessica Finson, Melissa Fontenova, Rachel Freeman, Wayne Garmil, Linda Glaser, Gina Glenn, Steve Glover, Linda Godwin, Stephanie Gonzalez, Olivia Goryn, James Greer, Blair Grimm, Laura Grossman, Jason Gruber, Naomi Grunwald, Carletta Gwayambadde, Melanie Hadley, Jeff Hartt, Caroline Harzewski, Michael Heater, Erin Heinemeyer, James Henry, Kevin Hollick, William K. Holloway, Erin Horan, Tina Horvat, Tina Huang, Jarriott Huddleston, Margaret Hudek, Ivan Iakoupov, Layla Jabur, Michelle Jennings, Stephanie Jett, L. W. Jolly, Michael Juergens, Mara Jurevicius, Chrissandra Kinney, Chantal Kirkland, Saundra Kuckie, Polly T. Labonte, Andrew Lamb, Joyce Lanterman, Jessica Lindsay, Sara Lipowitz, Eben Lobenstein, Mitchum Logan, Christopher Lowman, Jordan Mackay, Mara Malovany, Peggy Lee Martindale, William Maynard, Christopher McCormick, Krystal Mick, Amy Midgett-Blacklock, Breanne Miller, Lauren Mitchell, Stephanie Morris, Serena Nannucci, Mia Nieto, Erin Ornstein, Ayla Packauskas, Amber Pennington, Alicia Perez, Amanda Perry, Patty A. Pope, Stefan Price, Jean Prior, Emily Pritchard, Sunayana Ravula, James Reed, Chris Riedesel, Lofton Riser, Nathaniel Rollins, Suzanne Rosin, Carol Russell, Michele Santiago, Mysti Scott, Shira Segal, Timothy Sharpe, Margaret Shropshire, Shawna Silverman, Jessica Smith, Roxanne Smith, Alessia Spalvieri, Len Specht, Erinn A. Starnes, Jesse Strachman, Stephanie Studer, Stephen Swann, Keith Thomas, Alesia Tom, Terhi Tormanen, Jude Tulli, Michelle Tully, Beatrice Underwood-Sweet, Megan Valentine, Tanina Varagona, Kimberly Wallace, Gail Waller, Ben Ware, Gerald A. Warfield, Brittany Warman, Shannon Watts, Lindsay Webb, Sarah Wilkinson, Little Woo, Amanda Wysinger, Camille Yabut, Patrick Young, Allison Zettel, Christine Zimmerman, Jacqueline Zimmerman, Samantha Zline
THANKS!
THIS WEEKEND:PETER WILL BE IN CHICAGO FOR A NEW STAGE VERSION
OF THE LAST UNICORN
ANNOUNCING THE ABSOLUTE LAST
EXTRA-DELUXE LAST UNICORN HARDCOVERS
(FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE)
PETER'S 52/50 PROJECT
REACHES THE HALF-WAY POINT
SUBTERRANEAN PRESS PUBLISHING LIMITED EDITION
MIRROR KINGDOMS: THE BEST OF PETER S. BEAGLE
UPCOMING APPEARANCES & EVENTS
please note this first-of-a-kind:
A LAST UNICORN RAVE IN OAKLAND THIS NOVEMBER
MORE THANKS FROM PETER TO HIS FANS
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NEW STAGE VERSION OF THE LAST UNICORN
OPENS THIS WEEKEND IN CHICAGO, RUNS UNTIL NOVEMBER 14
PETER WILL BE THERE TOMORROW NIGHT AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Several years ago Ed Rutherford, head of Chicago's Promethean Theatre Ensemble, staged a simple but inventive adaptation of Peter's classic short story, "Come Lady Death." But Ed's first love among Peter's creations has always been The Last Unicorn, so after getting permission for a one-time run he took on the task of writing, designing, and producing an entirely new stage version.
For months we have followed along as Ed posted web updates over at The Last Uniblog on his creative ideas, casting, mask-making, and other aspects of the show...and now, in less than 36 hours (as this is written), Peter will be in Chicago for Saturday's official opening night performance and Sunday's afternoon matinee. Should be lots of fun to see how it all finally comes together.
After both shows there will be an audience Q&A session, followed by book sales and signing. So if you live in reasonable reach of the Chicago area we hope you'll consider coming to one of this weekend's shows, to meet Peter and see what Ed and the Promethean crew have created. Special note: At Sunday's show, Peter will be joined by Peter B. Gillis, formerly a writer for Marvel and DC Comics, and as of last week the chosen scripter for IDW's new comic book/graphic novel adaptation of The Last Unicorn.
The official promo page for the production is right here. Check it out for the performance schedule through the rest of the run, and to watch some video about the show.
You can order tickets here.
And for an extra bit of fun, here are Ed's "Cut Scene Comics" — quick cartoon pages dedicated to scenes, characters, and favorite bits of prose that had to be cut for one reason or another from the show's script. Apparently these cartoons will be posted in the lobby at the show itself.
LOCATION: City Lit Theater, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago IL (on the second floor of the Edgewater Presbyterian Church).
THIS WEEKEND'S SCHEDULE: Shows start Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 3 PM.
Hope to see some of you there!
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THE ABSOLUTE LAST EXTRA-DELUXE HARDCOVER COPIES OF THE LAST UNICORN ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE — EMAIL NOW TO GET THIS UNIQUE PERSONALIZED ITEM
Earlier this year, Barnes & Noble unexpectedly decided not to reprint their special deluxe hardcover edition of The Last Unicorn (the one that includes the full original novel, "Two Hearts," new introductions for both, and a 33-page interview with Peter). That caught us by surprise, and after talking about it we decided to do something cool with the last copies we had in stock — Peter would hand-write three pages of first draft from one of his new Schmendrick stories into each book (with each book getting a different three pages), and Connor would add an original unicorn sketch as well.(The very first such sketch is over there on the right.)
At that time we only had 55 copies, so we decided the equitable thing to do was hold a drawing. People who wanted to buy these $75 books could put their name into a big hat, Peter would draw out 55 winning names, and that would be that.
Then two surprising things happened, in this order:
1) 237 people put their names in the hat. (!)
2) Barnes & Noble — after insisting for months that there were no more copies in the warehouse — shipped one last box out of the blue. On checking we were able to get reliable proof that this really was it, and they were now verifiably out of stock.
Event #1 meant we were going to have to disappoint 182 people. Which sucked.
But then event #2 came along, allowing us to cut that number down to 122 people...
...at which point Connor got one of his crazy ideas. B&N's warehouse might be empty, but what about all the B&N stores across America? Surely there were a few copies still out there on the shelves?
Thus began The Quest. Wherever Connor traveled, either with Peter or on his own, he made sure to hit every Barnes & Noble store he could find and buy up every copy he spotted, all to try and make sure that everyone who put their name in the hat could have one of the special jazzed-up Ultra-Deluxe copies, if they wanted. Peter was a witness to just how crazy it got: during the five-day August trip to Philadelphia and NYC, for example, Connor drove more than 700 extra miles so he could check different B&N outlets in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Delaware.
But you know what? It worked. He managed to find enough copies for everyone.
In fact, he found more than enough copies before he finally stopped. Slightly over 100 more.
So we are making those available too — first come, first serve. The price is $75 plus shipping, and until they run out you can reserve as many copies as you want by emailing your reservation request and phone number to contact@conlanpress.com. Connor will call you in person to arrange payment, get your address, find out how you want Peter to personalize your copy, and also get a "concept cue" so your unicorn sketch will be uniquely yours.
These will obviously make pretty neat presents, if you want to get a copy for somebody you like (Christmas, anyone?). And they probably won't last long — we put a stack of 10 out at Dragon*Con as a test, and sold them all inside two hours. So if you're interested you should probably get your name in right away.
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PETER'S 52/50 PROJECT: 26 DOWN, 26 TO GO!
Peter has reached the midpoint of his year-long 52/50 Project, having written 26 original song lyrics and poems since his birthday back on April 20th. There have been a couple of close calls, but he hasn't missed a week yet...and as the subscribers know he's been creating an amazingly wide range of a material in the process: sad, funny, moving, and everything in between.
Here, for example, are the 10 pieces he's come up with since the last RAVEN newsletter, with links to sample sections:
08/17/09: "Survivor"
08/24/09: "Rhythm Section"
08/31/09: "Werewolf Blues"
09/07/09: "Singing for Grandpa"
09/14/09: "Mantra"
09/21/09: "The Ballad of Eleanor Roosevelt"
09/28/09: "The Egg Cream Song"
10/05/09: "I Want to be a Club Singer"
10/12/09: "Aggravating Woman"
That last one? That's the song that Captain Cully wrote about Molly Grue after she left him to go off with Schmendrick and the unicorn. "Werewolf Blues?" Exactly what it sounds like, and damn funny; while "Survivor" is a frightening, evocative poem inspired by a subscriber suggestion and Peter's memories of meeting a woman who barely escaped the Cambodian killing fields.
It's been an exciting half-year ride, with another half-year to go. If you aren't a subscriber yet, we hope you will join in. Here's what $25 will get you:
Everything already released to date, as beautiful PDF files.
Each Monday's new creation in your email inbox, as a PDF file, for the rest of the Project.
All 52 recordings in MP3 file format, starting in January, delivered by email as they are completed and mixed to Peter's satisfaction.
A 50% discount on any future CD, book, or DVD release of the Project materials.
To see what subscribers have been saying about the Project, click here and scroll down.
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LIMITED EDITION MIRROR KINGDOMS:
THE BEST OF PETER S. BEAGLE
COMING OUT FROM SUBTERRANEAN PRESS
Jonathan Strahan is one of the field's most capable editors, and Peter has taken great delight in writing a story for each one of his three original Eclipse anthologies from Night Shade Books. Well, earlier this year Jonathan proposed doing a big "best of" collection of Peter's stories. Subterranean Press agreed that it was a good idea, so we emailed every available Beagle story in the hopper to Jonathan, to see what he'd pick.
He finally settled on 18 stories totaling just over 200,000 words, and put them in the following order:
* Professor Gottesman and the Indian Rhinoceros
* The Last and Only
* Come Lady Death
* El Regalo
* Julie’s Unicorn
* The Last Song of Sirit Byar
* Lila the Werewolf
* What Tune the Enchantress Plays
* Uncle Chaim and Aunt Rifke and the Angel
* Salt Wine
* Two Hearts
* Giant Bones
* King Pelles the Sure
* Vanishing
* The Tale of Junko and Sayuri
* The Rock in the Park
* We Never Talk About My Brother
* The Rabbi’s Hobby
Mirror Kingdoms is 456 pages long, which Peter finds utterly shocking. It will have dustjacket art by Michael Wm. Kaluta, and Subterranean Press plans to release it this coming Februry in two hardcover forms: a 250-copy signed and numbered limited edition, and a $40 trade edition with a print run of no more than 3,000 copies, max, after which the title will go out of print.
[Subterranean Press logró convencer a Peter para crear una recopilación de las mejores historias de Peter S. Beagle, que se publica bajo el título Mirror Kingdoms. 456 páginas y más de 200.000 palabras nos esperan en este trepidante proyecto que ya se puede adquirir clicando en el link de abajo.]
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UPCOMING APPEARANCES & EVENTS
10/17/09 & 10/18/09 — Chicago,
OPENING WEEKEND OF
PROMETHEAN THEATER ENSEMBLE'S
NEW STAGE PRODUCTION OF THE LAST UNICORN
8 PM on 10/17 [opening night!] 3 PM on 10/18
Peter will be speaking, plus doing audience Q&A and signing, after both shows City Lit Stage1020 W.
Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago IL 60660
phone: 773-293-3682
TICKETS: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/
MORE INFORMATION ON THE SHOW: The Last UniBlog
10/24/09 — Tulsa,
OKNIMROD LITERARY AWARDS CONFERENCE
FOR READERS AND WRITERS
2009
One-on-one writing workshops, master classes, panel discussions, readings
9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Allen Chapman Activity Center, The University of Tulsa
800 South Tucker Drive, Tulsa, OK 74104
phone: 918-631-3080
11/14/09 — Oakland,
CAFIRST-EVER LAST UNICORN RAVE
Details to be announced, but we know it will have three rooms of music,
plus food and beverages (and of course Peter), with DJs
doing Last Unicorn-themed mixes and more.
Should be a blast.
1/22-24/10 — Troy,
MICONFUSION 2010, with Peter as Writer
GOH Detroit-Troy Marriott200 W. Big Beaver Road, Troy, MI 48084
phone: 248-680-9797
3/21/09 — Mission Hills,
CA31st ANNUAL VINTAGE PAPERBACK
COLLECTORS SHOW & SALE
9 AM to 4:30
PMGuest House Inn
10621 Sepulveda Boulevard,
Mission Hills, CA 91345
phone: 818-891-1771
admission: $5, parking free
4/2-4/10 — San Francisco,
CAWONDERCON
Moscone Center SouthPeter will be here for the big public launch of IDW's
comic book adaptation of The Last Unicorn.
More details as they develop.
Moscone Center South747 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
phone: 619-491-2475
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MASCOT NEWS
Finn, the RAVEN office wondercat, is just over three years old now. But he still acts like a kitten half the time, so we thought we'd share a photo from the first week he was with us. Back then he could sit in the palm of one of our hands....
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MORE THANK
by Peter S. Beagle
I'm too swamped with story and book deadlines right now to do something special just for this RAVEN, but I promise to make up for that very soon. Meanwhile I'd like to once more give direct thanks to those people an author simply can't do without: devoted readers. My deepest respect and regard to all of you for buying and reading what I write, in turn enabling me to reduce the financial problems I've been facing and write that much more.
Your support is appreciated more than I could ever possibly say, though I will continue to try.
— Oakland, October 2009
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SINCE THE LAST RAVEN NEWSLETTER...
NEW 52/50 SUBSCRIBERS
Richard Arndt, Tina Boczian, Zan Bowden, Margaret Bumby, Jackie Casteel, Karen Castelletti, Kimberly Clouse, Margaret Coin, Cat Conley, Stephen Courtney, Allan Cronin, Angela Dalton, Rick Dotterer, Jacqueline Elderkin, Dennis Essa, R. H. Garrett-Goodyear, Michael Goldforb, Mary Haldeman, Bo Hansen, James Harper, Kerri Hebard-Massey, Lindsey Hoffman, Elaine Isaak, Shawna Kastin, Stacy Key, Kit Kindred, Jenny Kirkby, Gypsy-Maria R. Lorimer, Lorna MacKinnon, Stephen Marsh, Deirdre McLeod, Cherissa Meier, Joris Meijer, Erin Metcalf, Jane J. Molpus, Samantha Montgomery, Cherie Morgan, Patrick Moriarity, Arthur Morris, Tricia Overkamp, Susan Page, M. Gail Perrin, Devyn Petek, Alex Pirie-Hay, Jesse Polhemus, Kit Prudhomme, Lea Ray, Jenny Robins, Ben Roimola, Mary Sanders, Bruce Schneider, Megan Skelly, Heather Smith, Kathryn Spendelow, Andrew Springer, Kathleen Sumida, Dalia Tebechrani, Lawrence Van Velzer, Linda Walker, Laura Watkins, Ann Wells, R. K. Whittington, Joseph Wright, Cara Wynn-Jones, Sharon Zimmerman
NEW 52/50 SUBSCRIBERS WHO BOUGHT OTHER THINGS, TOO
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THANKS!
Todo lo habido y por haber de Peter S. Beagle
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Gracias a la web Fantastic Fiction, la Web No Oficial de Peter S. Beagle y la web de Green Man Review, podemos ofreceros, de forma resumida, todos los títulos y colaboraciones de Peter S. Beagle. Para que no os perdáis ni un pequeño detalle, ni un minúsculo escrito, os dejo con la lista:
NOVELAS E HISTORIAS (publicadas y por publicar):
- A Fine and Private Place (1960)
- The Last Unicorn (1968)
- Leila, the Werewolf (1974)
- The Garden of Earthly Delights (1982)
- The Folk of the Air (1986)
NOVELAS E HISTORIAS (publicadas y por publicar):
- A Fine and Private Place (1960)
- The Last Unicorn (1968)
- Leila, the Werewolf (1974)
- The Garden of Earthly Delights (1982)
- The Folk of the Air (1986)
- The Inkeeper's Song (1993)
- In the Presence of the Elephants (1995)
- The Unicorn Sonata (1996)
- Tamsin (1996)
- A Dance for Emilia (2000)
- The Last Unicorn : The Lost Version (2007, en proceso nueva edición)
- I'm afraid you've got Dragons (2007, en proceso)
- Summerlong (2007, en proceso)
- Sweet Lightning (2008, en proceso)
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OMNIBUS:
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- The Fantasy Worlds of Peter Beagle (1978)
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COLECCIONES:
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- Giant Bones / El Mago de Karakosk (1996)
- The Line Between (2006)
- We never talk about my brother (2008)
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ANTOLOGÍAS:
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- Peter S Beagle's Immortal Unicorn I y II (1995)
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NON FICTION:
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- I see by my outfit (1965)
- American Denim (1975)
- The Lady and her Tiger (1976)
- Something to be learned (2006)
- Modern Classics of Fantasy (1996)
- Space Opera (1996)
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OTROS:
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- New Worlds of Fantasy (1967)
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TELEVISIÓN - CINE - OPERA:
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- Sarek
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POEMAS - CANCIONES:
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- 52/50 Project (2009)
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AUDIOS:
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Y sus galardones, cómo no, a continuación:
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- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Novel nominee (1987) : The Folk of the Air
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Novel nominee (1994) : The Innkeeper's Song
- World Fantasy Best Novel nominee (1994) : The Innkeeper's Song
- British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (1996) : The Unicorn Sonata
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Collection nominee (1998) : Giant Bones
- World Fantasy Best Collection nominee (1998) : Giant Bones
- British Fantasy Society Best Collection nominee (1999) : The Magician of Karakosk: And Other Stories
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Novel winner (2000) : Tamsin
- World Fantasy Best Novel nominee (2000) : Tamsin
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Collection nominee (2007) : The Line Between
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¿Los tienes todos?
¿¡Pues a qué esperas para adquirir/descargar todo este material!?
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¡Faltan sólo 4 días para el estreno del Musical The Last Unicorn!
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Dates: From October 16, 2009 8:00 PM Through November 14, 2009 8:00 PM
Location
City Lit Theater
1020 W Bryn Mawr AveChicago, IL 60660
Price
$20.00
Info Line (773) 305-2897
Website
http://www.prometheantheatre.org/
Contact
(773) 305-2897
e-mail: pteboxoffice@gmail.com
Description: Adapted from Peter S. Beagle's beloved fantasy novel, this grown-up fairy tale follows the quest of the Unicorn: the most beautiful creature in the world, immortal, and magical besides, as she searches for her lost brothers and sisters. A world premiere adaptation incorporating puppetry, masks, movement and music. THIS JUST IN: Peter S. Beagle will be in attendance at the Saturday, 10/17 and Sunday, 10/18 performances. He will participate in a short discussion after the show. [Peter S. Beagle estará presente en la representación los días 17 y 18 de octubre.]
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Y el countdown ha comenzado... sólo faltan 4 días para la primera representación del musical de The Last Unicorn en el City Lit Theater de Chicago.
Para tod@s aquell@s afortunad@s que puedan disfrutar de tal evento, os recuerdo los datos principales para poder asistir:
The Last UnicornPara tod@s aquell@s afortunad@s que puedan disfrutar de tal evento, os recuerdo los datos principales para poder asistir:
Dates: From October 16, 2009 8:00 PM Through November 14, 2009 8:00 PM
Location
City Lit Theater
Price
$20.00
Info Line (773) 305-2897
Website
http://www.prometheantheatre.org/
Contact
(773) 305-2897
Description: Adapted from Peter S. Beagle's beloved fantasy novel, this grown-up fairy tale follows the quest of the Unicorn: the most beautiful creature in the world, immortal, and magical besides, as she searches for her lost brothers and sisters. A world premiere adaptation incorporating puppetry, masks, movement and music. THIS JUST IN: Peter S. Beagle will be in attendance at the Saturday, 10/17 and Sunday, 10/18 performances. He will participate in a short discussion after the show. [Peter S. Beagle estará presente en la representación los días 17 y 18 de octubre.]
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The Last Unicorn : la versión que nunca llegó a cuajar
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Por suerte, la editorial Subterranean Press publicó un librito con las 80 páginas del texto original. Este fragmento viene introducido por un prólogo del mismo Peter S. Beagle. El libro, además, ofrece muchos datos curiosos del proceso de creación de la novela.
Como ya sabíamos de antemano, The Last Unicorn fue una novela que en un principio se le atragantó un poco a Peter S. Beagle. Siendo su segunda novela y habiendo hecho un trabajo tan fabuloso con su primer título A Fine and Private Place, decidió escribir una historia sobre un unicornio. El mismo Beagle confesó que fue una tarea ardua y que le costó muchos años finalizarla y estar al fin, satisfecho de su creación.
Pongámonos en antecedentes: comenzó a escribir la historia en 1962. Según declaraciones en Green Man Review, Peter escribió un primer esbozo totalmente diferente a la historia que finalmente llegó a las librerías. Han sobrevivido muchos aspectos de la versión original (como la descripción del unicornio, el bosque y la conversación con la mariposa), per
o muchos otros cambiaron totalmente de enfoque. En la versión definitiva, el unicornio se difumina en el fondo, cediendo parte del protagonismo al entorno y a los personajes que de otro modo, habrían quedado en un término secundario. También aseguran que el tono de la novela fue cambiado por un ritmo más divertido, más moderno, mezclando la antigua picaresca y la tradición mitológica con un mundo más actual.
o muchos otros cambiaron totalmente de enfoque. En la versión definitiva, el unicornio se difumina en el fondo, cediendo parte del protagonismo al entorno y a los personajes que de otro modo, habrían quedado en un término secundario. También aseguran que el tono de la novela fue cambiado por un ritmo más divertido, más moderno, mezclando la antigua picaresca y la tradición mitológica con un mundo más actual. Por suerte, la editorial Subterranean Press publicó un librito con las 80 páginas del texto original. Este fragmento viene introducido por un prólogo del mismo Peter S. Beagle. El libro, además, ofrece muchos datos curiosos del proceso de creación de la novela.
Algunos comentarios fascinantes facilitados por Peter S. Bealge,
Green Man Review y
Kathleen Bartholomew, autora del artículo original:
- Peter S. Beagle declaró en multitud de entrevistas que efectivamente, había una versión perdida que nunca llegó a las estanterías, de la tan famosa novela The Last Unicorn (El último Unicornio). El autor pensó realmente que se había perdido, como tantos otros papeles con anotaciones y esbozos de novelas. El manuscrito fue descubierto por Connor Cochran, a finales del 2001, en un rincón del garaje de Peter.
- En la versión originaria, la historia es introducida por un demonio de dos cabezas (Webster y Azazel) que mantienen una conversación llena de juegos de palabras e ironía exaltada. Aquell@s que estén dispuestos a leer esta primera versión de la historia también deberían leer la novela I see by my Outfit, una historia no fictícia que relata las aventuras de Peter y su amigo Phil Sigunick en un viaje a través de los Estados Unidos.
- En la versión perdida, Peter situa a sus personajes en un tiempo moderno, donde los dragones reciben una multa por parte de los policías por exceder las medidas para poder transitar una calle. Cuando Peter escribió la versión definitiva pensó que sería más factible contar la historia en un marco más atemporal, más anacrónico en el espacio-tiempo, donde poder combinar lo antiguo y lo moderno.
- Este esbozo de novela se reimprimirá a través de Conlan Press bajo el título The First Last Unicorn and Other Beginnings, junto a otros primeros esbozos de títulos que ya conocemos...
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