PHILLIP PULLMAN
Sir Phillip Pullman is born on October 19, 1946. He is an
English writer most famous for his fantasy trilogy "His Dark Material". Some
of his other works are "The Good Man Jesus" and "The Scoundrel Christ" and "The
Book of Dust". His first writing was "The Haunted Storm".
His Dark Material is a trilogy that includes "The Northern
Lights" or "The Golden Compass", " The Subtle Knife", and "The Amber Spyglass".
The Book Dust is also a trilogy that includes "La Belle
Sauvage", "The Secret Commonwealth", and yet to come.
INTRODUCTION
After reading The Amber Spyglass (third part of His Dark
Material), I was so heartbroken about the unfinished love of Lyra and Will, that
I decided to not dive into another love story. Anyways, I picked up myself and
read the first part La Belle Sauvage, in the hope to find Lyra and will again
but there was nothing that I hoped for.
Apart from my feelings, I enjoyed this a lot. Unlike His
Dark Material, The Book of Dust is also a trilogy, And La Belle Sauvage is its
first part. Whether you have read his dark material or not, you may go for this
one.
SUMMARY
Malcolm Polstead, an eleven years old boy lived three miles
away from the centre of Oxford near the river Thames. On the other side,
there was the Priory of Godstow, where gentle nuns went about their holy work
and took care of Lyra. Malcolm parents ran an inn named The Trout where all
kinds of people came for rest. Malcolm’s daemon name was Asta. As every oxford
scholar passes through the door of The Trout, Malcolm and Asta overhear
different kinds of gossip, routinely.
But one day someone (Dr Hannah) inquired about dust. She
asked him if he could come to her house. So, when he visited there he told
everything that she asked him and promised her to tell him everything if something
unusual happens in the city. In other words, he was sort of doing the spying.
There were two groups "The Oakley Street" and "The Consistorial
Court of Discipline". Dr Hannah was spying for "The Oakley Street". And Mrs
Coulter was somehow related to "The Consistorial Court the Discipline". The CCD introduces
itself as a follower of the Christian community and punishes those who do not
follow its rule. They created a group in school and colleges asked students to
join it. Malcolm was against this group, so he decided to not join it.
One day Lord Asriel came to The Trout and asked to meet
Malcolm. He confessed to Malcolm that he wanted to meet Lyra and asked if he
could take him to her. Malcolm agreed and took him to Lyra. They passed the
river in La Belle Sauvage (boat). There he saw the comforts of Lyra in the
arms of Lord Asriel. She did not cry and not utter anything. At the time of
return, as someone was following Lord Asriel, Malcolm decided to give his boat
to promised to return him so that he could return easily. And Lord Asriel also
promised to return his boat after reaching his destination.
After several days, a Gyptian returned with his boat and
informed him about a disastrous flood will be taking place in this city.
When the massive flood struck the city. He and his
companion Alice saved Lyra, a six months old girl, and decided to take her to
her father Lord Asriel. According to Malcolm, no one on the whole planet can be safe for her, not even her mother Mrs Coulter. The two groups "The Consistorial Court of Discipline" and "The Oakley Street" were also after them.
CONCLUSION
It’s the story of how Malcolm and his companion Alice along
with their daemon in his boat La Belle Sauvage save Lyra from different
enemies. There’s a lot of fun and adventure. If you know Phillip Pullman, you
must be aware of his writing, and how he makes his spectators dive into
another world.
I just hope, someday he completes the story of Lyra and
will.
Q.1 What was the
first book of Phillip Pullman?
ANS. The Haunted Storm.
Q.2 What are some
Children and Young adult stand-alone Books?
ANS. How to Be Cool, The Broken Bridge, I was a Rat! or The
Scarlet Slippers, The Butterfly Tattoo, and The Scarecrow and his Servant.
Q.3 What is the genre
of His Dark Material?
ANS. His Dark Material is a Fantasy and a work of magical
realism.
Q.4 What is the genre of The Dark Material
ANS. The Dark Material is a work of Fantasy Fiction.
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