LORD DUNSANY
THE KING OF ELFLAND’S DAUGHTER
Translation Vasilis Kallipolitis
The King of Elfland’s Daughter is the story of the inhabitants of Erl, who, though mortal themselves, want their lord to be someone magical and imperishable. To satisfy this wish, their prince Alveric travels to the land of the Elves, where time and the decay it brings are unknown.
He crosses moving mountains, borders covered with eternal mists, enchanted lakes and trees, meets witches and elves… He meets Lirazel, the daughter of the king of this land, falls in love with her and takes her with him to his own world…
This work by Lord Dunsany, the greatest fantasy writer of the 20th century, is an astonishing novel, a triumph of dreams. In his shadow grew H.P. Lovecraft, Fritz Lambert, Clark Ashton Smith, Ray Bradbury, Ursula Le Guin and especially J.R.R. Tolkien. His virtuosity, his natural capacity for perfection and his poetic depth have never been matched. This is why he will always remain unique.
