Reif Larsen est célébré pour une voix littéraire distinctive qui mêle flair imaginatif et observation aiguë du monde. Ses récits explorent souvent des thèmes d'identité, la quête d'appartenance et l'intricate tapisserie des liens humains. Larsen entremêle magistralement l'humour à une profonde introspection, créant des œuvres qui captivent le lecteur et suscitent une réflexion approfondie. Sa perspective autoriale unique laisse une marque indélébile dans la littérature contemporaine.
T.S. Spivet est un jeune prodige de douze ans, passionné par la cartographie et les illustrations scientifiques. Un jour, le musée Smithsonian l’appelle : le très prestigieux prix Baird lui a été décerné et il est invité à venir faire un discours. À l'insu de tous, il décide alors de traverser les États-Unis dans un train de marchandises pour rejoindre Washington DC... Mais là-bas personne ne se doute qu'il n'est qu'un enfant. Muni d'un télescope, de quatre compas et des Mémoires de son arrière-arrière-grand-mère, T.S. entreprend un voyage initiatique qui lui permettra peut-être enfin de comprendre comment marche le monde... Notes, cartes et dessins se mêlent au récit avec un humour et une fantaisie irrésistibles.
In an ever-evolving world, the only thing to count on is change. A path is never the same path twice. Everything we experience, be it real or imagined, influences what is around us―even if the changes are sometimes too small to recognize! For three curious kids, their regular walk down their neighborhood path is an experience far from ordinary. With sketchbooks tucked under their arms and a magnifying glass in hand, each child interacts with the path in a different way, and together, they create a whole world for themselves. The Path encourages young readers to take a closer look at their surroundings and emphasizes the importance of empathy towards all living things. For readers of all ages, this book demonstrates that change is certain, but that change is good.
The story follows a student grappling with the creative challenge of charting her home for a school assignment. With a blend of humor and relatable experiences, the picture book captures her journey as she navigates the complexities of her surroundings. Its engaging narrative and vibrant illustrations make it an ideal choice for young readers, while also serving as a valuable educational resource.
"The moment just before Radar Radmanovic is born, all of the hospital's electricity mysteriously fails. The delivery takes place in total darkness. Lights back on, the staff sees a healthy baby boy-with pitch-black skin-born to the stunned white parents. No one understands the uncanny electrical event or the unexpected skin color. "A childbirth is an explosion," the ancient physician says by way of explanation. "Some shrapnel is inevitable, isn't it?" A kaleidoscopic novel both heartbreaking and dazzling, Reif Larsen's I Am Radar begins with Radar's perplexing birth but rapidly explodes outward, carrying readers across the globe and throughout history, as well as to unknown regions where radio waves and subatomic particles dance to their own design. Spanning this extraordinary range with grace and empathy, humor and courage, I Am Radar is the vessel where a century of conflict and art unite in a mesmerizing narrative whole. Deep in arctic Norway, a cadre of Norwegian schoolteachers is imprisoned during the Second World War. Founding a radical secret society that will hover on the margins of recorded history for decades to come, these schoolteachers steal radioactive material from a hidden Nazi nuclear reactor and use it to stage a surreal art performance on a frozen coastline. This strange society appears again in the aftermath of Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge regime, when another secret performance takes place but goes horrifically wrong. Echoes of this disaster can be heard during the Yugoslavian wars, when an avant-garde puppeteer finds himself trapped inside Belgrade, while his brother serves in the genocidal militia that attacks Srebrenica. Decades later, in the war-torn Congo, a disfigured literature professor assembles the largest library in the world even as the country around him collapses. All of these stories are linked by Radar-now a gifted radio operator living in the New Jersey Meadowlands-who struggles with love, a set of hapless parents, and a terrible medical affliction that he has only just begun to comprehend. As I Am Radar accelerates toward its unforgettable conclusion, these divergent strands slowly begin to converge, revealing that beneath our apparent differences, unseen harmonies secretly unite our lives. Drawing on the furthest reaches of quantum physics, forgotten history, and mind-bending art, Larsen's I Am Radar is a triumph of storytelling at its most primal, elegant, and epic: a breathtaking journey through humanity's darkest hours only to arrive at a place of shocking wonder and redemption"-- Provided by publisher
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"Much about Ljusbacken is the stuff of legends. Some of them tell that the hill in southern Hälsingland, where the large white building is perched, used to be an execution site and the location of a speakeasy and a brothel. Later it became a retirement home, until Stockholm hippies in the early 1970 s acquired the property and a plot of land around it. The commune came to crystallise the hippie and prog movements, along with their at times extreme blends of political militancy and lifestyle experiments. Ljusbacken is artist Joanna Lombard’s journey of facing the memories and extracted stories that were generated during her childhood in the commune."--www.ideabooks.nl.
Kiedy genialny dwunastoletni kartograf T.S. Spivet niespodziewanie otrzymuje telefon z Instytutu Smithsona zawiadamiający go, że wygrał prestiżową nagrodę, jego zwyczajne życie – o ile tworzenie map rozmów prowadzonych podczas domowych obiadów można uznać za przejaw zwyczajnego życia – ustępuje wielkiej przygodzie: T.S. rozpoczyna podróż z rodzinnego rancza w stanie Montana do sławnego instytutu w Waszyngtonie. Wyrusza sam, wskakując do pociągu towarowego. Podczas wędrówki T.S. skrupulatnie dokumentuje swoje wyczyny za pomocą map, wykresów i ilustracji. T.S., który dociekliwie bada to, co jest wokół niego, stopniowo odkrywa także samego siebie. Podczas tej podróży bohater, oddalając się od rancza, jednocześnie zbliża się do domu. Przypadkowo zabrana w podróż spisana przez matkę opowieść o przodkach T.S.-a umożliwia mu dogłębne spojrzenie na rodzinę, którą opuścił, i na rolę, jaką sam w niej odgrywa. Czytając tę historię, dostrzega, jak niewyraźna jest granica pomiędzy prawdą i fikcją oraz zdaje sobie sprawę, że pomimo całej cechującej go analitycznej dokładności, musi uznać otaczający świat za zagadkę.
Dieses Kinderbuch von Bestsellerautor Reif Larsen macht Kindern Mut, die Welt mit eigenen Augen zu sehen und Lust darauf, ihren Weg zu finden. Für drei Kinder ist ihr regelmäßiger Spaziergang auf dem Weg durch ihre Nachbarschaft ein Erlebnis, das alles andere als gewöhnlich ist. Mit Skizzenbüchern unter dem Arm und einer Lupe in der Hand, ziehen sie los und jedes Kind nimmt seinen Weg auf seine eigene Art und Weise wahr. Der wundersame Weg ermutigt Kinder, ihre Umgebung mit wachen Augen zu sehen und zeigt, wie wichtig Empathie gegenüber jedem Lebewesen ist. Die Welt um uns herum ist stetig im Wandel, und dieses Buch zeigt Kindern, dass es gut ist, sich darauf einzulassen.
