Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
The Coat
by Brigitte Jünger
Description
Fanette, 14, lives with her mother in Paris. Her neighbour is Aron Schatz, 95. Fanette has been friends with Aron since childhood and learned German from him. A student stay abroad brings her to Germany, in Aron Schatz’s former country. In her luggage is a pick-up for a lady’s coat, which has outlasted the war and which Aron gave to Fanette before she left. While Fanette is in Germany, Moumouche, her school friend, takes care of Aron Schatz. The old Jew and the young Arab become friends. Aron begins to talk about his past and about the war. In Germany, Fanette tries to find out what the coat is all about and what happened to Aron's relatives during Second World War. Actually she meets people in the village who knew Aron's uncle and aunt. And she meets granddaughter of the the tailor's, who made and kept the coat for Aron's aunt.
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Author Biography
Brigitte Jünger, born in Cologne in 1961, studied German language and literature, art history and psychology. Since 1998 she has been working as an author and freelance journalist for various broadcasting companies in Germany. She makes radio features for children and adults on topics such as music, art, religion, contemporary history, the Middle East and the coexistence of different cultures.
Verlag Jungbrunnen
Verlag Jungbrunnen was founded in 1923. Background was the intention to supply children who otherwise didn’t have access to books with high quality literature. Even though almost 100 years have gone by since then, the aim is still the same: Jungbrunnen produces quality picture books and novels for children and young adults from 2 to 14. Literary style and language, fantasy and craftsmanship in illustrations, universal topics which touch the souls of young people – all those elements unite to extraordinary books, which are entertaining and demanding at the same time. Young people can feel at home in them and have a chance to deal with existential questions in a protected space.
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- Publisher Verlag Jungbrunnen
- Publication Date 2019
- Orginal LanguageGerman
- ISBN/Identifier 9783702659325
- Publication Country or regionAustria
- FormatHardback
- Pages208
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleDer Mantel
- EditionOriginal edition
- Copyright Year2019
- Dimensions213 x 143 mm
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