Prince |
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Author:
| Michael, Ib |
Translator:
| Haveland, Barbara |
ISBN: | 978-0-374-23723-3 |
Publication Date: | Nov 1999 |
Publisher: | Farrar, Straus & Giroux
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $25.00 |
Book Description:
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Hovering on the seductive borderline between realism and fantasy, Prince is an evocative, richly imagined novel about a defining season in the life of a young outcast. In 1912 at a provincial Danish seaside hotel, twelve-year-old Malte, a charity, case from the city, revels in the freedom of summer. A solitary boy, Malte spends his days on the beach, transfixed by the sea. When a coffin containing a young sailor drifts ashore, Malte is soon absorbed in the sailor's tragic love story...
More DescriptionHovering on the seductive borderline between realism and fantasy, Prince is an evocative, richly imagined novel about a defining season in the life of a young outcast. In 1912 at a provincial Danish seaside hotel, twelve-year-old Malte, a charity, case from the city, revels in the freedom of summer. A solitary boy, Malte spends his days on the beach, transfixed by the sea. When a coffin containing a young sailor drifts ashore, Malte is soon absorbed in the sailor's tragic love story and dramatic death, and their fates become dangerously intertwined.