The stark narrative style keeps an intense hold over readers, and the dreamlike mixed-media illustrations in an impressive array of shadowy charcoal tones reinforce the graceful mingling of real and surreal events. -- Publishers Weekly * Publishers Weekly *

A classic, essential read by master storyteller Daniel Pennac, with a new foreword written by Michael Morpurgo. The wolf has lost nearly everything on his journey to the zoo, including an eye and his beloved pack. The boy too has lost much and seen many terrible things. They stand eye to eye on either side of the wolf's enclosure and, slowly, each makes his own extraordinary story known to the other...
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Product details

ISBN
9781406384550
Published
2018-01-04
Publisher
Vendor
Walker Books Ltd
Height
198 mm
Width
129 mm
Age
02, JC
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
128

Biographical note

Daniel Pennac, novelist and thriller writer, is one of the most translated authors in France. Widely regarded as a literary phenomenon, his books for both adults and children have been translated into over thirty languages and are read all over the world. His previous books for Walker include Dog, Kamo's Escape and the best-selling The Rights of the Reader. Daniel lives in Paris.