The Wonderful Adventure of Nils Holgersson
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- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
27 November 2017
Summary
Scandinavia’s best-loved children’s classic from the first female writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature
Nils Holgersson is a naughty boy who tortures animals and never listens to his parents - until one day he wakes up as an elf. Deeply puzzled by his new status, he climbs on a gander’s back and flies away with him, joining a flock of wild geese. As he is carried around Sweden, Nils learns everything about birds, animals, his country and good behaviour. Incredibly charming and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241206096 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 024120609X |
| Author: | Selma Lagerlöf, Paul Norlen |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 27 November 2017 |
| Weight: | 171g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 14mm |
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A masterpiece… It showed me that a book could be an adventure – Gary ShteyngartA childhood favorite – Philip GourevitchAmong women novelists of great talent or genius, none, in my opinion, is to be placed higher than Selma Lagerlöf – Marguerite YourcenarEvery book of this great storyteller keeps on bringing us astonishing examples of her art… No one in Europe can tell tales so unforgettably – Hermann HesseI am a strange Japanese who spent his infancy and boyhood under the overwhelming influence of Nils Holgersson. So great was Nils’ influence on me that there was a time I could name Sweden’s beautiful locales better than those of my own country… The destination of the soul: this is what I, led on by Nils Holgersson, came to seek in the literature of Western Europe – Kenzaburo OeGrand, beautiful, exciting and poignant… This wise, rich text is a welcome addition to Penguin’s Classics series – Philip Womack * Guardian *
About The Author
Selma Lagerlöf
Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940) was a teacher in a girls’ secondary school before she became a full-time writer. She is known around the world for her classic children’s book The Wonderful Adventure of Nils Holgersson and she was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in 1909.
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