Tulku - Couverture rigide

Dickinson, Peter

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0575025034 ISBN 13 : 9780575025035

Editeur : Gollancz, 1979

Synopsis

An exotic tale of high adventure, mysitcal powers and unlikely passions, set in China at the time of the Boxer rebellion. This novel was the 1979 winner of both the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Literary Award.

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

When Theodore's safe, predictable world is destroyed, his life-and his faith-are in danger Thirteen-year-old Theodore has lived in China all his life and never felt terror, until his father's missionary settlement is attacked and burned in the night. Theodore follows his father's orders and hides in the forest, only creeping back the next morning to see if anything-or anyone-has survived. But before he reaches the smoldering wreckage he runs into the formidable Mrs. Jones, a botanist and adventurer who's traveling across China on horseback with her young companion, Lung. The three head into the Himalayan foothills, where a mountainside escape puts them at the mercy of the Lama Amchi. The holy man seems interested in Theodore and leads the group to an extraordinary hidden monastery. But deep in the mountains, with winter coming and monks following their every move, will rescue come at a price? Are Theodore and his friends honored guests-or prisoners? This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Peter Dickinson including rare images from the author's collection.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Gollancz
• Date d'édition: 1979
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0575025034
• ISBN 13: 9780575025035
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible