by Guillermo del Toro, Cornelia Funke · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9781526609571
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«Pan's Labyrinth» is the fantasy novel by Guillermo del Toro and Cornelia Funke, published by Bloomsbury in paperback (320 pages, in English).
Novel inspired by the 2006 film of the same name. Ofelia, a girl with her head full of stories, finds herself in a lonely house in the woods where a military captain rules. She then discovers a labyrinth guarded by a faun who invites her to follow her own story, in a tale that mixes war, imagination and the monstrous.
Published in 2019, it was nominated in 2020 for the Beste Boek voor Jongeren award and has been highlighted as a bestseller by The Sunday Times and The New York Times.
Recommended for young and adult readers who enjoy dark fantasy, fairy tales and historical atmospheres with unsettling touches.
Guillermo del Toro Gómez is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicism, and horror, often blending the genres, with an effort to infuse visual or poetic beauty in the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. del Toro is known for pioneering dark fantasy in the film industry and for his use of insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholicism, celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting.
