Carpe Jugulum
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| Terry Pratchett The Discworld series 23rd novel – 6th Witches story | |
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| Characters: | Granny Weatherwax Nanny Ogg Agnes Nitt |
| Locations: | Lancre |
| Motifs: | Vampire novels, Youth culture |
| Publication details | |
| Year of release: | 1998 |
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| Hardback ISBN: | ISBN 0385409923 |
| Paperback ISBN: | ISBN 0061020397 |
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| Notes: | Adapted as a play by Stephen Briggs. |
Carpe Jugulum is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the twenty third in the Discworld series. It was first published in 1998.
In Carpe Jugulum, Terry Pratchett pastiches the traditions of vampire literature, playing with the mythic archetypes and featuring a tongue-in-cheek reversal of 'vampyre' subculture with young vampires who wear bright clothes, drink wine, and stay up until noon.
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Synopsis
Count Magpyr and family are invited to the christening of Magrat and King Verence's daughter, to be conducted by the Omnian priest, Mightily Oats. For some reason, the Magpyrs are not keen to go home to Überwald, and, once again, the witches, Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Agnes Nitt (aka Perdita) have to save the mountain realm of Lancre.
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Carpe Jugulum translations
- Захапи за врата (Bulgarian)
- Carpe Jugulum (French, Czech)
- Ruhig Blut (German)
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External links
- Annotations for Carpe Jugulum (http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/carpe-jugulum.html)
- Quotes from Carpe Jugulum (http://www.lspace.org/books/pqf/carpe-jugulum.html)
