The Kin - Couverture souple

Dickinson, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0142501204 ISBN 13 : 9780142501207

Editeur : Firebird, 2003

Synopsis

Book by Dickinson Peter

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Peter Dickinson was born in Africa but raised and educated in England. From 1952 to 1969 he was on the editorial staff of Punch, and since then has earned his living writing fiction of various kinds for children and adults. His books have been published in several languages throughout the world. The recipient of many awards, Dickinson has been shortlisted nine times for the prestigious Carnegie Medal for children's literature and was the first author to win it twice. The author of twenty-one crime and mystery novels for adults, Dickinson was also the first to win the Gold Dagger of the Crime Writers' Association for two books running: The Glass-Sided Ants' Nest (1968) and The Old English Peepshow (1969). A collection of Dickinson's poetry, The Weir, was published in 2007. His latest book, In the Palace of the Khans, was published in 2012 and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Dickinson has served as chairman of the Society of Authors and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2009 for services to literature.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Four children embark on a quest for a new land at the dawn of human history Africa, two hundred thousand years ago: Suth and Noli were orphaned the night the murderous strangers came, speaking an unfamiliar language and bringing violence to the peaceful Moonhawk tribe. Determined not to die in the desert, Suth and Noli slip away with Ko and Mana. Suth, the eldest, leads them; Noli's dreams of the future guide them. Ko gives them courage; Mana gives them peace. Their search for a new Good Place, one of food and safety, will take them across the valleys and plains of prehistoric Africa and bring them together as a tribe and as a family.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Firebird
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0142501204
• ISBN 13: 9780142501207
• Reliure: Poche
• Illustrateur: Andrew Ian
• Nombre de pages: 640
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible