Novel written and illustrated by Brian Selznick - a distant relative of D.O. Selznick - about a young orphan in 1930s Paris who discovers a mechanical figure made by silent film director Georges Melies. The novel was made into a film by Martin Scorcese and is rich with references to early cinema and pre-cinema optical entertainment.
| Item number | 79144 |
|---|---|
| Category | Book |
| Type | Fiction |
| Language | English |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Related people | Brian Selznick (Author) |
| Georges Melies (Subject) |
Part of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection