The British fantasy writer Terry Pratchett (1948 - 2015) became famous, among other things, for his 41 "Discworld novels". The setting of the stories is the flat Discworld, which is supported by 4 elephants standing on the shell of a giant sea turtle (called Great A`Tuin). Quote: "Diskworld is the fantasy world, yeah, yeah, which goes through space on the back of a gigantic turtle". These include the illustrations by Graham Higgins. The motif was derived from the ancient Indian worldview (source: book by Alexander Lauterwasser "The Secret of the Turtle", pages 94 - 97). Even the old ones The Chinese know of such a world turtle, called Ao, which carries the mainland on its back. Further information can be found under "Search: Pratchett". [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: Art books   |   Material: Papier   |   Country of origin: Bavaria, Germany   |   Artist: Graham Higgins | Similar pieces