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Reiner Zimnik

Autor(a) de The Crane

21+ Works 194 Membros 5 Críticas

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Obras por Reiner Zimnik

The Crane (1965) 61 exemplares
The Bear and the People (1954) 38 exemplares
The Bear On The Motorcycle (1963) 17 exemplares
Les tambours (1958) 14 exemplares
Little Owl (1962) 10 exemplares
Jonah, the Fisherman (1965) 9 exemplares
Billy's Balloon Ride (1972) 8 exemplares
The Little Roaring Tiger (1960) 8 exemplares
Geschichten vom Lektro (1979) 7 exemplares
The Proud Circus Horse (1973) 6 exemplares
Neue Geschichten vom Lektro (1991) 4 exemplares
Sebastian Gsangl (1979) 2 exemplares
Tygr Řvaldemar 1 exemplar
Die trotse skimmel 1 exemplar
Proud Circus Horse (1957) 1 exemplar
Lektro (2000) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Spelen met "De beer en de mensen" — Ilustrador, algumas edições2 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome canónico
Zimnik, Reiner
Nome legal
Zimnik, Reinhard Karl
Data de nascimento
1930-12-13
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
Germany
Local de nascimento
Beuthen, Germany
Locais de residência
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Educação
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Germany
Ocupações
artist
children's book author
Prémios e menções honrosas
Literaturpreis der Stadt München (1958)

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Bear and his friend travel from village to village performing for the people. The pen and ink drawings enhance this quiet book about love, friendship and changing times.
 
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lisaladdvt | Jun 18, 2019 |
No valid German National Library records retrieved.
 
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glsottawa | Apr 4, 2018 |
So far it is my personal opinion that the reissued 'children's' books of the NYRB are emperors without clothes, so to speak. ?I don't like Jenny Cat, and I neither like this nor think it a children's book. ?áIt occupies the landscape somewhere between The Little Prince and Salvador Dali, whereas I had hoped it was something like a cross between The Pushcart War and Rene' Magritte. ?áBut hey, I'm not a New Yorker, oh so sophisticated, over-educated, torn between angst and existentialism. ?áI'm a simple girl from a country town in the midwest, and my taste in books reflects that. ?áIf you're hip or chic, you might like this.… (mais)
 
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Cheryl_in_CC_NV | 1 outra crítica | Jun 6, 2016 |
That a children's book about devastation, war, isolation and choppy relationships can still be charming is a feat in itself. Excellently chaotic pen-and-ink illustrations help drag the reader through any overly bleak spots, though you still have to question what kind of child is seriously going to enjoy this. I guess you could say Zimnik's staking out similar ground to Dino Buzatti's Bears Invasion of Sicily insofar as that seemed to be one of the more disarming products of the Italian epic tradition, while, by the same token, The Crane seems to be right at home amongst his fellow domestic magical-pessimists like Jünger and Grass.… (mais)
 
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mattresslessness | 1 outra crítica | Feb 6, 2014 |

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Obras
21
Also by
1
Membros
194
Popularidade
#112,877
Avaliação
½ 3.5
Críticas
5
ISBN
59
Línguas
7

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