Isabel Allende

Forest of the Pygmies

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Produktbeschreibung

In The Forest of the Pygmies, the final book in Isabel Allende's page-turning adventure trilogy, young Alexander Cold, his friend Nadia Santos, and his grandmother Kate Cold go on assignment to Africa, where they discover a hidden world of corruption and slavery. Available in trade paperback for the first time, this thrilling coming-of-age novel from Allende, acclaimed author of The Sum of Our Days and The House of the Spirits, is "packed with hair-raising near misses and vivid glimpses of Africa's landscapes, tribal customs, and wildlife." (Kirkus Reviews)

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Harpervia
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Altersempfehlung: 12 bis 17 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 133mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 405g
• ISBN-13: 9780061825101
• ISBN-10: 0061825107
• Artikelnr.: 26604849

Autorenporträt

Isabel Allende is the author of twelve works of fiction, including the New York Times bestsellers Maya's Notebook, Island Beneath the Sea, Inés of My Soul, Daughter of Fortune, and a novel that has become a world-renowned classic, The House of the Spirits. Born in Peru and raised in Chile, she lives in California.

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Rezensionen

Praise for City of the Beasts:

'Written with Allende's characteristic verve, City of the Beasts is the kind of accomplishment to show young readers that there's more to life than Harry Potter.' Literary Review

'A vivid fable... Allende's prose soars' Guardian

'Marvellous, marvel-filled... Beautifully written and utterly entrancing' Independent on Sunday

Praise for Kingdom of the Golden Dragon:

'Allende again proves her talent for evoking exotic landscapes, spinning tall stories and weaving seductive magic.' Sunday Times

'This spellbinding novel, like its predecessor, is storytelling at its best' Mail on Sunday