From the author of the Booker Prize-shortlisted Treacle Walker and the Carnegie Medal and Guardian Children¿s Fiction Prize-winning classic, The Owl ServiceThe definitive collection of traditional folk tales, selected and retold by the renowned Alan Garner.
| Autor: | Garner Alan |
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| ISBN: | 9780008602772 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Harper Collins |
| Veröffentlicht: | 06.07.2023 |
| Schlagworte: | Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / General Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage) |
| Altersempfehlung: | 9 - 0 |
Alan Garner was born and still lives in Cheshire, an area which has had a profound effect on his writing and provided the seed of many ideas worked out in his books. His fourth book, ‘The Owl Service’ brought Alan Garner to everyone’s attention. It won two important literary prizes – The Guardian Award and the Carnegie Medal – and was made into a serial by Granada Television. It has established itself as a classic and Alan Garner as a writer of great distinction.