The BOOK CLUB is called Khora, or, in a free translation from the Greek, “an imaginary place” that gives shelter to all contradictions, inconsistencies, logical lapses, and absurdities, that is, to all that IS and IS NOT this, and that, and the other at the same time.
Khora shelters a book for a scrupulous reading which will be replaced with another book, like in any magisterial fashion, every season.
The BOOK CLUB’s first read for the winter-spring season is the work by a rather forgotten author in the genre of adventure, and fantasy who served as a model for the writers, establishing the gold standard for this genre, such as J.J.R. Tolkien and Neil Gaiman, both included in the PEKASUS’ list for this academic year.
The book selected by the BOOK CLUB is called “The King of Elfland’s daughter.” And for reading it “scrupulously,” one consideration is to be kept in mind.
Its delightful author, Lord Dunsany, seems to have been paying little attention to creating dialogues. In view of this oversight, if I am allowed to call so his stylistic peculiarity, young readers and dwellers of Khora are invited to interrupt the narration where they find a dialogue missing, and create one of their own. The best dialogues will be posted on Pekasus’ website.
Russian translation of “The King of Elfland’s daughter” can be read here. Its English original can be purchased, inexpensively, at Amazon.