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Maskerade

The seemingly benign ghost that haunts the Ankh-Morpork Opera House suddenly starts killing people.

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  • "The seemingly benign ghost that haunts the Ankh-Morpork Opera House suddenly starts killing people."@en
  • "Griezelige gebeurtenissen in de opera worden geobserveerd en beïnvloed door drie heksachtige dametjes."
  • "The Ghost in the bone-white mask who haunts theAnkh-Morpork Opera House was always considered a benign presence -- some would even say lucky -- until he started killing people. The sudden rash of bizarre backstage deaths now threatens to mar the operatic debut of country girl Perdita X. (nee Agnes) Nitt, she of the ample body and ampler voice.</ Perdita's expected to hide in the chorus and sing arias out loud while a more petitely presentable soprano mouths the notes. But at least it's an escape from scheming Nanny Ogg and old Granny Weatherwax back home, who want her to join their witchy ranks. </ Once Granny sets her mind on something, however, it's difficult -- and often hazardous -- to dissuade her. And no opera-prowling phantom fiend is going to keep a pair of determined hags down on the farm after they've seen Ankh-Morpork.</"@en
  • "Tout se passe à l'Opéra Ankh-Morpork, bâtisse immense et complexe où des atrocités sont commises en coulisse, où l'on meurt en scène, où d'innocentes sopranos sont victimes d'esprits malfaisants, et où deux sorcières ès qualités, Mémé Cirerutemps et Nounou Ogg, viennent passer une soirée culturelle. L'on peut s'attendre au pire, il ne manque plus que le fantôme de l'Opéra."
  • "The show must go on, as murder, mayhem and music run riot in the night The Opera House, Ankh-Morpork...A huge, rambling building, where masked figures and hooded shadows do wicked deeds in the wings...Where dying the death on stage is a little bit more than a metaphor."
  • "Im Opernhaus von Ankh-Morpork huschen geheimnisvolle Gestalten durch die Kulissen und führen Niederträchtiges im Schilde. Wer den sterbenden Schwan auf der Bühne mimt, der lebt gefährlich. Es spukt, und als auch noch ein Mord geschieht, treten die Scheibenwelt-Hexen Oma Wetterwachs und Nanny Ogg auf den Plan... Terry Pratchett, geboren 1948, fand im zarten Alter von 13 Jahren den ersten Käufer für eine seiner Geschichten. Heute zählt der kleine Mann mit dem grossen schwarzen Schlapphut zu den erfolgreichsten Autoren Grossbritanniens und ist einer der populärsten Fantasy-Autoren der Welt. Seit 1983 schreibt er Scheibenwelt-Romane. Inzwischen widmet er sich ganz seiner Schöpfung, und seine Gemeinde wird täglich grösser. Dabei ist er zweifellos der Autor mit dem skurrilsten ehemaligen Beruf: Er war jahrelang Pressesprecher für fünf Atomkraftwerke beim Central Electricity Generating Board. Nach eigener Auskunft hat er nur deshalb noch kein Buch darüber geschrieben, weil es ihm ja doch keiner glauben würde. Seinen Sinn für Realsatire hat der schrille Job jedenfalls geschärft. Von seinen Scheibenwelt-Romanen wurden weltweit rund 65 Millionen Exemplare verkauft, seine Werke sind in 37 Sprachen übersetzt. Für seine Verdienste um die englische Literatur wurde ihm sogar die Ritterwürde verliehen. Umgeben von den modernsten Computern (und so durch ein Stück Schnur mit dem Rest der Welt verbunden) lebt Terry Pratchett mit seiner Frau Lyn in der englischen Grafschaft Wiltshire."
  • "When Discworld's opera house is found to be haunted, a trio of witches is summoned to flush out the unwanted ghost but the results only seem to complicate matters."@en
  • "A novel of discworld - Two witches, Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg are summoned to flush out a ghost at the Opera House of Ankh Morpork."
  • "The story begins with Agnes Nitt leaving Lancre to seek a career at the Opera House in Ankh-Morpork. When Granny Weatherwax realizes Nanny Ogg has written an immensely popular cookbook but has not been paid by the publisher, the witches also leave for Ankh-Morpork to collect the money, as well as to attempt to recruit Agnes into their coven, to replace Magrat Garlick who left the coven when she became Queen of Lancre (in Lords and Ladies). This has the side benefit of distracting Granny from becoming obsessive and self-centered, or so Nanny believes to her great relief. Agnes Nitt is chosen as a member of the chorus, where she meets Christine, a more popular but less talented girl. The Opera House Ghost, who has long haunted the opera house without much incident, begins to commit seemingly random murders staged as "accidents", and also requests that Christine be given lead roles in several upcoming productions. Due to her incredibly powerful and versatile voice, Agnes is asked to sing the parts from the background, unbeknownst to Christine or the audience. Having discovered the problems at the opera house and also having coerced the publisher to pay Nanny richly for her book, the witches investigate the mystery, with Granny posing as a rich patron, and Nanny insinuating herself into the opera house staff. Agnes unmasks Walter Plinge, the janitor, as the ghost, though as he is seemingly harmless, the others are unconvinced. Another employee is suspected, but turns out to be a member of the Cable Street Particulars. The witches determine that the finances of the Opera House, which are a complete mess, have been made so intentionally in order to hide the fact that money is being stolen, with the murders being used either as a distraction or to cover evidence. It is finally revealed that two people had been masquerading as the ghost. The original (and harmless) ghost, Walter Plinge, was being psychologically manipulated by the second ghost, who assumed the identity to commit the murders and theft. With the witches' help, Walter is able to overcome his fears and help defeat the murderer. - Wikipedia."@en
  • "The Ghost in the bone-white mask who haunts the Ankh-Morpork Opera House was always considered a benign presence -- some would even say lucky -- until he started killing people. The sudden rash of bizarre backstage deaths now threatens to mar the operatic debut of country girl Perdita X. (née Agnes) Nitt, she of the ample body and ampler voice. Perdita's expected to hide in the chorus and sing arias out loud while a more petitely presentable soprano mouths the notes. But at least it's an escape from scheming Nanny Ogg and old Granny Weatherwax back home, who want her to join their witchy ranks. Once Granny sets her mind on something, however, it's difficult -- and often hazardous -- to dissuade her. And no opera-prowling phantom fiend is going to keep a pair of determined hags down on the farm after they've seen Ankh-Morpork."@en
  • "A huge, rambling building where innocent young sopranos are lured to their destiny by a strangely familiar mastermind in a hideously deformed evening dress ... but the show must go on, as murder, music and mayhem run riot in the night. Granny Weatherwax is in the audience, and she doesn't hold with that sort of thing."@en
  • "The phantom in the bone-white mask who has haunted the Ankh-Morpork Opera House for years, is thought to be a benign presence until he starts killing performers backstage. Country girl Perdita X. hides in a chorus and has someone mime her aria solos so she may dodge the killing craze. She also uses this tactic to hide from her witchy relatives Nanny Ogg and old Granny Weatherwax who would rather she join their ranks. It all makes for a crazy and humorous show!"@en
  • "There are strange goings-on at the Opera House in Ankh-Morpork. A ghost in a white mask is murdering, well, quite a lot of people, and two witches (it really isn't wise to call them "meddling, interfering old baggages"), or perhaps three, take a hand in unraveling the mystery."

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  • "Fantasy"
  • "Romány"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Humorous stories"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Powieść fantastyczna angielska"@pl
  • "Online-Publikation"
  • "Fantasy fiction"@en
  • "Fantasy fiction"
  • "Fantastic fiction"
  • "Fantastic fiction"@en
  • "Humorous fiction"@en
  • "Humorous fiction"
  • "Discworld"
  • "Science fiction"@en
  • "Powieść angielska"@pl

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  • "Mummenschanz : ein Roman von der bizarren Scheibenwelt"
  • "Mummenschanz. Hohle Köpfe. Zwei Scheibenwelt-Romane in einem Band"
  • "Maskarada : roman o Disksvetu"
  • "Mummenschanz Ein Scheibenwelt-Roman"
  • "Maskerade"@en
  • "Maskerade"
  • "Maskerade a novel of Discworld"@en
  • "Maskarada"
  • "Maskarada"@pl
  • "Maskerade : [a discworld novel]"
  • "Maskerade : a novel of Discworld"@en
  • "Maskerade : a novel of Discworld"
  • "Maškaráda"
  • "Mummenschanz"
  • "MASKERADE : A NOVEL OF DISCWORLD"
  • "Mummenschanz ein Roman von der bizarren Scheibenwelt"
  • "Mascarada : una novela del Mundo disco"@es
  • "Maskeradel"
  • "Maskarad"
  • "Mascarada"@es
  • "Mascarada"
  • "Masquarade"
  • "Maskerade a novel of Discworld series"@en
  • "Mascarada : una novela del Mundodisco"
  • "Maskerade : a novel of Discworld series"
  • "Maskerade : a novel of Discworld series"@en

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