Tonke Dragt
Hardcover | Pages: 455 pages Rating: 4.16 | 7616 Users | 563 Reviews
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| Title | : | De brief voor de koning (De brief voor de koning #1) |
| Author | : | Tonke Dragt |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 455 pages |
| Published | : | October 2003 by Leopold Amsterdam (first published 1962) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Childrens. Fiction |
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De jonge Tiuri verbreekt de regels, die bepalen dat hij met niemand mag praten in de nacht voordat hij tot ridder zal worden geslagen. Hij opent de deur. Het verzoek dat hem wordt gedaan blijkt een heel gevaarlijke opdracht. Tiuri wordt achtervolgd door boosaardige Rode Ruiters, die hem met de dood bedreigen. Maar hij is vast van plan de uiterst belangrijke brief bij koning Unauwen te bezorgen. De Zwarte Ridder met het Witte Schild heeft niet voor niets zijn leven gegeven...Be Specific About Books Supposing De brief voor de koning (De brief voor de koning #1)
| Original Title: | De brief voor de koning |
| ISBN: | 9025833926 (ISBN13: 9789025833923) |
| Edition Language: | Dutch |
| Series: | De brief voor de koning #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Gouden Griffel for Griffel der griffels (2004), Kinderboek van het jaar (1963), Vondel Prize for Laura Watkinson (2015) |
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Ratings: 4.16 From 7616 Users | 563 ReviewsEvaluation Based On Books De brief voor de koning (De brief voor de koning #1)
Ahoy there me mateys! I received this young adult fantasy eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. So here be me honest musings . . .I always be interested in fairy tales from other lands. This translation caught me eye because the author was born in Indonesia, imprisoned in a Japanese internment camp in WWII, and then moved to the Netherlands. She published this book in 1962 and it won the Children's Book of the Year Award and was subsequently translated into sixteenA very solid classic linear fantasy, without any supernatural elements. You know who to trust and who not, the secrets are easily guessable, and the end is satisfying. The perfect escapist read for a difficult time.
My forgotten youth re-experienced <3
First released 50 odd years ago in the Netherlands, this is a wonderful story of knights and adventures written by Tonke Dragt: why it took so long to be spotted over here (it's sold over a million copies) and be translated is beyond me. From the outset, when Tiuri is tempted from his night's vigil out of the chapel by a call for help, I was hooked. There was something about Tiuri, the use of limited third person (wonderfully translated by Laura Watkinson) and the style of narrative that
Upon discovering a character I admire and adore, I often aspire to become that character. Emulate a new role model, envision greater goals and dream of different worlds to conquer. In this case, though, I would never set myself up for that fall. Merely a human being, a perfectly plausible person; Tiuri is genuinely good. And kind. I believe that Tiuri is truly and actually, altruistic.His epic journey to deliver a message of monumental importance took place many years ago. A mission that today
On the eve of being knighted by his king, sixteen-year-old Tiuri, son of Tiuri the Valiant, is keeping vigil in a small chapel outside of the capital city of the kingdom of Dagonaut. Forbidden from speaking, or opening the chapel doors to anyone during his night-long fast, Tiuri does both when a mysterious old man comes begging for help. A knight in spirit, even if he is not one in fact, Tiuri is helpless to resist this supplicant in need, and soon finds himself caught up in an epic adventure
Oh, give me a sec to let my tears drop. This book is beautiful. The story inside feels so real. It feels different. It almost feels like Tiuri, the main character here, sits across the room telling me the story himself, and help me learnt so much.I won't forget this book, that is for sure.I am glad I found this book in my school library a few days ago. This is beyond my imagination.I had no expectation when I first saw this book. I thought to myself that maybe this is another freakish classic
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