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The Wonderful Adventure of Nils Holgersson

Author: Selma Lagerlöf and Paul Norlen  

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Scandinavia's best-loved children's classic from the first female writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature

First published in Swedish as "Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom sverige" in 1906-7. This translation first published in 2016.

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Scandinavia's best-loved children's classic from the first female writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature

First published in Swedish as "Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom sverige" in 1906-7. This translation first published in 2016.

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Scandinavia's best-loved children's classic from the first female writer who won the Nobel Prize in LiteratureNils 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 poignant, The Wonderful Adventure of Nils Holgersson is a timeless classic loved by generations of children around the world.

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Critic Reviews

“"A masterpiece . . . It showed me that a book could be an adventure." --Gary Shteyngart "A childhood favorite." --Philip Gourevitch "Among women novelists of great talent or genius, none, in my opinion, is to be placed higher than Selma Lagerlf." --Marguerite Yourcenar "Every book of this great storyteller keeps on bringing us astonishing examples of her art . . . No one in Europe can tell tales so unforgettably." --Hermann Hesse”

A masterpiece... It showed me that a book could be an adventure -- Gary Shteyngart
A childhood favorite -- Philip Gourevitch
Among women novelists of great talent or genius, none, in my opinion, is to be placed higher than Selma Lagerlöf -- Marguerite Yourcenar
Every book of this great storyteller keeps on bringing us astonishing examples of her art... No one in Europe can tell tales so unforgettably -- Hermann Hesse
I 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 Oe
Grand, beautiful, exciting and poignant... This wise, rich text is a welcome addition to Penguin's Classics series -- Philip Womack Guardian

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About the Author

Selma Lagerl f (Author)Selma Lagerl f (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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'Never before had Nils travelled around at such good speed, and he had always liked riding fast and wild ... Nor had he thought what it might be like to travel so high above the ground. But it was like flying away from worries and sorrows and annoyances of every imaginable kind' Nils Holgersson is a naughty boy who pulls the tails of cats and trips up his mother while she is carrying the milk pail. Then one day he discovers he has been magically turned into a tiny imp. He climbs on the back of a gander and takes off with a flock of wild geese as they fly over Sweden, soaring above patchwork fields, through storms, to castles and lakes and even to a city under the sea. As he learns about the world, he also learns what it means to care for living things, in Selma Lagerlf's timeless and beloved fable. 'The book is grand, beautiful, exciting and poignant ... It is full of poetical phrasing ... yet allows for the naughty spirit of childhood to remain true' Guardian

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd | Penguin Classics
Published
28th September 2017
Pages
224
ISBN
9780241206096

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