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{{Short description|Novel by Christopher Moore}}{{More citations needed|date=December 2024}} |
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| name = Practical Demonkeeping |
| name = Practical Demonkeeping |
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| image = practicaldemon lg.jpg |
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| caption = First edition |
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| author = [[Christopher Moore (author)|Christopher Moore]] |
| author = [[Christopher Moore (author)|Christopher Moore]] |
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| country = [[United States]] |
| country = [[United States]] |
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| language = English |
| language = English |
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| genre = [[Humor]], [[ |
| genre = [[Humor]], [[fiction]], [[Absurdist fiction|absurdist]], [[horror fiction|Horror]], [[comic fantasy]] |
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| publisher = [[St. Martin's Press]] |
| publisher = [[St. Martin's Press]] |
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| release_date = Original Hardcover: January, 1992 |
| release_date = Original Hardcover: January, 1992 |
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'''''Practical Demonkeeping''''' |
'''''Practical Demonkeeping''''' is a novel by American writer [[Christopher Moore (author)|Christopher Moore]], published in 1992.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=November 1, 1991 |title=PRACTICAL DEMONKEEPING |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/917180655/E396B2DE17BE47ADPQ/1 |access-date=2024-12-24 |work=[[Kirkus Reviews]] |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> His [[first novel]], it deals with a [[demon]] from [[Hell]] and his master. The novel has been translated and published in German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian. |
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==Plot summary== |
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Travis was born in 1900, yet he has not aged since 1919, because he accidentally called up a [[demon]] from hell named ''Catch'' as his servant, presumably forever. Ever since then, Travis has been trying to get rid of Catch, but he is unable to do so because he has lost the repository of the necessary incantations. He traces their whereabouts to a fictional town called ''Pine Cove'', along [[Big Sur]] coast, where he thinks the woman he gave them to may be residing. Interactions with the townspeople and with a [[genie|djinn]], who is pursuing Catch, create considerable complications. |
Travis was born in 1900, yet he has not aged since 1919, because he accidentally called up a [[demon]] from hell named ''Catch'' as his servant, presumably forever. Ever since then, Travis has been trying to get rid of Catch, but he is unable to do so because he has lost the repository of the necessary incantations. He traces their whereabouts to a fictional town called ''Pine Cove'', along [[Big Sur]] coast, where he thinks the woman he gave them to may be residing. Interactions with the townspeople and with a [[genie|djinn]], who is pursuing Catch, create considerable complications. |
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Several characters from this novel continue their lives in later novels by Moore. Catch appears in a later book ([[Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal|Lamb]]), but a much earlier period of history; in addition, the setting of ''Pine Cove'' itself is revisited for ''[[The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove]]'' and ''[[The Stupidest Angel]]''. The fictional town of ''Pine Cove'' is described as being within easy driving distance of [[San Luis Obispo |
Several characters from this novel continue their lives in later novels by Moore. Catch appears in a later book (''[[Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal|Lamb]]''), but a much earlier period of history; in addition, the setting of ''Pine Cove'' itself is revisited for ''[[The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove]]'' and ''[[The Stupidest Angel]]''. The fictional town of ''Pine Cove'' is described as being within easy driving distance of [[San Luis Obispo, California]]. |
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== Reception == |
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''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'' described ''Practical Demonkeeping'' as a "Good-natured, often funny, but excessively complicated tale", observing that "First-novelist Moore throws in more plot twists than the [[Pacific Coast Highway (California)|Pacific Coast highway]] has curves".<ref name=":0" /> |
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Latest revision as of 21:16, 24 December 2024
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 First edition | |
| Author | Christopher Moore |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Humor, fiction, absurdist, Horror, comic fantasy |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Publication date | Original Hardcover: January, 1992 |
| Publication place | United States |
| ISBN | 0-312-07069-1 (Original Hardcover) |
| OCLC | 62912461 |
| Followed by | Coyote Blue |
Practical Demonkeeping is a novel by American writer Christopher Moore, published in 1992.[1] His first novel, it deals with a demon from Hell and his master. The novel has been translated and published in German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian.
Plot summary
[edit]Travis was born in 1900, yet he has not aged since 1919, because he accidentally called up a demon from hell named Catch as his servant, presumably forever. Ever since then, Travis has been trying to get rid of Catch, but he is unable to do so because he has lost the repository of the necessary incantations. He traces their whereabouts to a fictional town called Pine Cove, along Big Sur coast, where he thinks the woman he gave them to may be residing. Interactions with the townspeople and with a djinn, who is pursuing Catch, create considerable complications.
Several characters from this novel continue their lives in later novels by Moore. Catch appears in a later book (Lamb), but a much earlier period of history; in addition, the setting of Pine Cove itself is revisited for The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove and The Stupidest Angel. The fictional town of Pine Cove is described as being within easy driving distance of San Luis Obispo, California.
Reception
[edit]Kirkus Reviews described Practical Demonkeeping as a "Good-natured, often funny, but excessively complicated tale", observing that "First-novelist Moore throws in more plot twists than the Pacific Coast highway has curves".[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "PRACTICAL DEMONKEEPING". Kirkus Reviews. November 1, 1991. Retrieved December 24, 2024 – via ProQuest.
External links
[edit]- Book Homepage
- Christopher Moore.com
- Practical Demonkeeping title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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