Moving Pictures (novel)

Moving Pictures is the name of a 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.

Synopsis

\nThe alchemists of the Discworld have invented moving pictures. Many hopefuls are drawn by the siren call of Holy Wood, home of the fledgling "movie" industry -- among them Victor Tugelbend, an average man from Ankh-Morpork 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-My-Own-Throat Dibbler, who introduces commerce to the equation and becomes a successful producer.\nMeanwhile, it gradually becomes clear that the production of movies is having a deleterious effect on the structure of reality.

External links

\n*Annotations for Moving Pictures\n*Quotes from Moving Pictures Category:1990 books\nCategory:Discworld books