A boy's village childhood with all the traditional attributes - father, mother, brother, sister, a house on a lake, tree-climbing, going to the races, music lessons, a bicycle, a crush on a girl in the class - is bedevilled by the mystifying appearances of the eccentric Mr. Sommer. Moving through the landscape in silent haste, like a man possessed, with his empty rucksack and his long, odd-looking walking stick, Mr Sommer runs like a black thread through the boys days.
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Review:
'Sempé’s illustrations and Michael Hofmann’s crystalline translation are both perfectly judged' -- Sunday Telegraph
From the Publisher:
From the author of PERFUME comes an enchanting story about growing up - but not a children's story. With charming illustrations by Sempe, this book has been beautifully rejacketed and is now available in B-format paperback for the first time
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- PublisherBloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0747566755
- ISBN 13 9780747566755
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages128
- IllustratorSempe
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