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Moving Pictures (novel)
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| Terry Pratchett The Discworld series 10th novel – 2nd individual story  |
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| Outline | |
| Characters: | Victor Tugelbend Theda Withel C.M.O.T. Dibbler Unseen University staff Gaspode |
| Locations: | Ankh-Morpork Holy Wood |
| Motifs: | Movies and Hollywood; the Cthulhu Mythos; Atlantis |
| Publication details | |
| Year of release: | 1990 |
| Original publisher: | Victor Gollancz |
| Hardback ISBN: | ISBN 0-575-04763-1 |
| Paperback ISBN: | ISBN 0-552-13463-5 |
| Other details | |
| Awards: | |
| Notes: | "Uncountable references" to classic Hollywood movies and anecdotes. |
Moving Pictures is the name of the tenth Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, published in 1990. The book takes place in Discworld's most famous city, Ankh-Morpork and a town called "Holy Wood". The book uses the name as a thin veil to aim at the Hollywood world and its problems.
Contents |
The alchemists of the Discworld have invented moving pictures. Many hopefuls are drawn by the siren call of Holy Wood, home of the fledgling "clicks" industry – among them Victor Tugelbend ("Can't sing. Can't dance. Can handle a sword a little."), a dropout from Ankh-Morpork's Unseen University and Theda Withel, a girl "from a little town you never ever heard of", who become stars, and the Discworld's most infamous salesman, Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler, who introduces commerce to the equation and becomes a successful producer. Meanwhile, it gradually becomes clear that the production of movies is having a deleterious effect on the structure of reality.
- Подвижни образи (Bulgarian)
- Pohyblivé obrázky (Czech)
- Rollende Prenten (Dutch)
- Liikuvad pildid (Estonian)
- Elävät kuvat (Finnish)
- Les Zinzins d’Olive-Oued (French)
- Voll im Bilde (German)
- ראי-נוע (Ra'ay No'a) (Hebrew)
- Mozgó képek (Hungarian)
- Levende bilder (Norwegian)
- Ruchome obrazki (Polish)
- A Magia de Holy Wood (Portuguese - Brazil)
- Движущиеся картинки (Russian)
- Pokretne slike (Serbian)
- Imágenes en Acción (Spanish)
- Rörliga bilder (Swedish)
| Reading order guide | ||
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| Preceded by |
10th Discworld Novel | Succeeded by Reaper Man |
| Preceded by Pyramids |
2nd Individual Story Published in 1990 |
Succeeded by Troll Bridge |