Daniel
(Sprache: Englisch)
1875 reist der junge Entomologe Hans Bengler nach Afrika, um eine unentdeckte Insektenart zu finden und sie nach sich zu benennen. Was er findet ist jedoch ein kleiner Junge, dessen Stamm von europäischen Plünderern überfallen wurde. Bengler nimmt den...
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1875 reist der junge Entomologe Hans Bengler nach Afrika, um eine unentdeckte Insektenart zu finden und sie nach sich zu benennen. Was er findet ist jedoch ein kleiner Junge, dessen Stamm von europäischen Plünderern überfallen wurde. Bengler nimmt den traumatisierten Jungen mit nach Schweden um ihn zu zivilisieren, doch Daniel ist einsam in dem kalten, verschneiten Land, zu groß ist seine Sehnsucht nach der Wüste. Isolation und Verzweiflung führen zu einer schrecklichen Tragödie.
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In 1875 Hans Bengler, a young entomologist, leaves Sweden for the expedition of a lifetime to the Kalahari Desert where he hopes to find a previously undiscovered insect to name after himself and advance his career. Instead, after his long and arduous journey through the sands, he finds a small boy, whose tribe has been decimated by European raiders.Accustomed to collecting specimens, Bengler decides to adopt the boy and names him Daniel. He takes the traumatised child home with him to Sweden and plans to 'civilise' him. But Daniel cannot slip into an alien culture, and a new life in the cold and snow, so easily. He yearns desperately for the desert and his real family, who visit him in his dreams. His only consolation comes from his friendship with a vulnerable young girl called Sanna, who is also an outsider in her community. But even this bond is destined to be violently broken, as Daniel's isolation and increasing desperation lead to a chilling tragedy.
As well as an acutepsychological depiction of the extraordinary life of a child thrown into extraordinary circumstances, in Daniel the acclaimed writer Henning Mankell also gives us a compelling and disturbing story of the dangerous gaps and misunderstandings that can exist between individuals and cultures.
Autoren-Porträt von Henning Mankell
Henning Mankell has become a worldwide phenomenon with his crime writing, gripping thrillers and atmospheric novels set in Africa. His prize-winning and critically acclaimed Inspector Wallander Mysteries are currently dominating bestseller lists all over the globe. His books have been translated into over forty languages and made into numerous international film and television adaptations: most recently the BAFTA-award-winning BBC television series Wallander, starring Kenneth Branagh. Mankell devotes much of his free time to working with Aids charities in Africa, where he is also director of the Teatro Avenida in Maputo. In 2008, the University of St Andrews conferred Henning Mankell with an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters in recognition of his major contribution to literature and to the practical exercise of conscience. www.henningmankell.co.uk
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Henning Mankell
- 2011, 352 Seiten, Maße: 11,1 x 17,9 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Übersetzung: Murray, Steven T.
- Verlag: VINTAGE
- ISBN-10: 0099563665
- ISBN-13: 9780099563662
Sprache:
Englisch
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"Historical touches mingle with elements of magic realism to convey themes dear to the author's heart." --"Los Angeles Times" "An engrossing story, with a real sense of pace and adventure, illuminated by empathy with the bewilderment and longing of a clever, lonely child." --"The Independent "(London) "A quiet tragedy." --"The Boston Globe" "Mankell's fierce instinct for social criticism is admirable."--"The New York Times Book Review" "A writer with the imagination, brains, resources . . . [who] make[s] thoughtful, challenging, exciting, artistic novels."--"The Philadelphia Inquirer" "Mankell is expert at depicting brutal scenes. He's also adept at getting inside exotic heads like Daniel's; this book's greatest strength is imagination. Its second greatest is empathy." --"Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"" ""Earnest and heartbreaking. . . . Mankell fully understands Daniel's radically different cultural perspective and indelibly captures the boy's lo
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