Prior to that, we are encouraged to follow the story of the Marvel family, from the shipwreck of Bill Marvel in 1766, who ends up in an English theatre in London, and the successive members of the Marvel family who all become stage actors, each famous for a particular Shakespeare role. In this third book, there is no traditional narrative until page 392. Given my age, Selznick’s books were not around when I was a child (Selznick is actually slightly younger than me) but I can imagine the impact they might have had on me had they been. What it draws contains the clue to a fascinating real-life French pioneer filmmaker Georges Méliès. It is clearly meant to write or draw something when it is working. In The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Hugo inherits a broken clockwork automaton from his father which has a human form.
What is even more fascinating for the reader, is that Selznick’s mysteries are based on a reality. In each of the three novels they are faced with a fascinating problem – a mystery or conundrum – which draws them closer to deeper truths and discoveries about the past. Selznick’s young protagonists are independent youngsters set adrift in an adult world which appears mysterious and forbidding. Each story also has elements of detective fiction. Each book is a journey into the past and tells the story of a blossoming relationship between a young man and an older mentor. All three books are aesthetically similar – their stories are told partly by highly detailed pencil sketch drawings and traditional narrative. Many would be familiar at least with the first of the three books which was adapted for the screen by Martin Scorsese and starred Sacha Baron Cohen. Albert Nightingale's strange, beautiful house, with its mysterious portraits and ghostly presences, captivates Joseph and leads him on a search for clues about the house, his family, and the past.A gripping adventure and an intriguing invitation to decipher how the two stories connect, The Marvels is a loving tribute to the power of story from an artist at the vanguard of creative innovation.The Marvels follows two similar books by Brian Selznick, The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage.Nearly a century later, runaway Joseph Jervis seeks refuge with an uncle in London. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. Don't miss Selznick's other novels in words and pictures, The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck, which together with The Marvels, form an extraordinary thematic trilogy! A breathtaking new voyage from Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick.Two stand-alone stories-the first in nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, the second in prose-create a beguiling narrative puzzle.The journey begins at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel.
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