The gloomy grotto ( Eng. The Grim Grotto ) - a novel by Daniel Handler , the eleventh of the thirteen books in the series " Thirty-three misfortunes ." It tells the story of three children, Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire, who were orphaned after the fire and ended up living with their distant relative, Count Olaf.
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| The grim grotto | |
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| Author | Daniel Handler (under the pseudonym Lemony Snicket ) |
| Genre | fairy tale / black detective |
| Original language | English |
| Original published | September 21, 2004 (USA) 2006 (Russia) |
| Translator | Natalia Rakhmanova |
| Series | Lemony Snicket. 33 misfortunes |
| Publisher | "ABC Classic" |
| Pages | 416 |
| ISBN | 2-352-01790-7 |
| Cycle | |
| Previous | Slippery slope |
| Next | Penultimate trouble |
Content
Story
In this book, Violet, Klaus, and the Sun will still try to get the sugar bowl, but they will end up with deadly mushrooms and uncomfortable diving suits. Young heroes will have to go down the Corrupted Stream in a broken sleigh; to find the submarine “Quickweg” with Captain Widdershins, his stepdaughter Fiona and the cheerful Cheerleader from the Happy Smells sawmill.
The book is intended for children over 9 years old.
Cultural references and literary allusions
- The name of the submarine “Quickqueg” refers us to the savage Quickiqueg from Herman Melville’s novel “Moby Dick” .
Related Literature
- Review from Amazon.com . Amazon.com Date of treatment December 1, 2010. Archived on April 25, 2012.
- Review from School Library Journal . Amazon.com Date of treatment December 1, 2010. Archived on April 25, 2012.
- Review from Booklist . Amazon.com Date of treatment December 1, 2010. Archived on April 25, 2012.
- Review from AudioFile . Amazon.com Date of treatment December 1, 2010. Archived on April 25, 2012.