Peter S. Beagle was born in 1939 and raised in the Bronx,
just a few blocks from Woodlawn Cemetery, the inspiration for his
first novel, A Fine and Private Place. Today, thanks to classic
works such as The Last Unicorn, Tamsin and The Innkeeper’s
Song, along with his forthcoming novel I'm Afraid You've
Got Dragons, he is acknowledged as America’s greatest living
fantasy author; and his dazzling abilities with language,
characters, and magical storytelling have earned him many millions
of fans around the world.
In addition to stories and novels Beagle has written numerous
teleplays and screenplays, including the animated versions of The
Lord of the Rings and The Last Unicorn, plus the fan-favorite
“Sarek” episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. His nonfiction
book I See By My Outfit, which recounts a 1963 journey across
America on motor scooter, is considered a classic of American
travel writing; and he is also a gifted poet, lyricist, and
singer/songwriter.
Praise for Peter S. Beagle and The Last Unicorn
“Comes alive and stays alive on bright intensity of
imagination.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Written in lyrical prose and rife with both whimsical humor and
philosophical ruminations on what it means to be human, Beagle
spins a quasi-medieval fairy tale that remains timeless.”—Time
“The Last Unicorn is the best book I have ever read. You need to
read it. If you've already read it, you need to read it
again.”—Patrick Rothfuss
“Peter S. Beagle is (in no particular order) a wonderful writer, a
fine human being, and a bandit prince out to steal readers’
hearts.”—Tad Williams
“Almost as if it were the last fairy tale, come out of lonely
hiding in the forests of childhood, The Last Unicorn is as full of
enchantment as any of the favorite tales readers may choose to
recall...A delicate, sensitive, yet powerful rendering of all the
intangibles that make a fairy tale unforgettable.”—St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
“Beagle...has been compared, not unreasonably, with Lewis Carroll
and J.R.R. Tolkien, but he stands squarely and triumphantly on his
own feet...The book is rich, not only in comic bits but also in
passages of uncommon beauty. Beagle is a true magician with words,
a master of prose and a deft practitioner in verse.”—The Saturday
Review
Praise for Peter S. Beagle and The Last Unicorn
"Comes alive and stays alive on bright intensity of
imagination."-The New York Times Book Review
"Written in lyrical prose and rife with both whimsical humor and
philosophical ruminations on what it means to be human, Beagle
spins a quasi-medieval fairy tale that remains
timeless."-Time
"The Last Unicorn is the best book I have ever read. You
need to read it. If you've already read it, you need to read it
again."-Patrick Rothfuss
"Peter S. Beagle is (in no particular order) a wonderful writer, a
fine human being, and a bandit prince out to steal readers'
hearts."-Tad Williams
"Almost as if it were the last fairy tale, come out of lonely
hiding in the forests of childhood, The Last Unicorn is as
full of enchantment as any of the favorite tales readers may choose
to recall...A delicate, sensitive, yet powerful rendering of all
the intangibles that make a fairy tale unforgettable."-St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
"Beagle...has been compared, not unreasonably, with Lewis
Carroll and J.R.R. Tolkien, but he stands squarely and triumphantly
on his own feet...The book is rich, not only in comic bits but also
in passages of uncommon beauty. Beagle is a true magician with
words, a master of prose and a deft practitioner in verse."-The
Saturday Review
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