Name: Peter Pan
Price: 338.00 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Author: Barrie, J. M.
ISBN: 9789355202178

Type

Physical Book

Author

J. M. Barrie

Publisher

Rupa

Language

English

Pages

168

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3 x 12.7 x 1.0 cm

Weight

0.19 kg.

ISBN13

9789355202178

Synopsis "Peter Pan"

Peter Pan, a mischievous little boy who doesn't grow up, sits outside Wendy, John and Michael Darling's window, eager to hear bedtime stories. When Peter invites Wendy to join him on an adventure, the Darling children take flight and land in Neverland-a world of magical fairies, enchanting mermaids and the Lost Boys. But Neverland is not without danger: the wicked Captain Hook is eager for vengeance! J.M. Barrie's moving and unforgettable tale is one of the best works of children's literature from the twentieth century. Imaginative, sensitive, wildly funny and full of vibrant characters, this book will delight both adults and children. Take flight with Peter, Wendy, Tinkerbell and the Lost Boys as you travel to the wonderful island of Neverland-an enchanted adventure for readers of all ages-all you need is your imagination and a sprinkle of fairy dust!

J. M. Barrie

(Author)

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J.M. Barrie (Kirriemuir, Scotland, 1860 - London, 1937) was a Scottish writer and playwright best known as the creator of Peter Pan. Born into a family of modest craftsmen, he had a happy childhood until the death of a brother when he was just six years old deeply altered family life and disturbed his mother's mental health, turning her into an unbalanced, authoritarian, and inflexible person, whose influence and memory forever weighed on James. Barrie's main longing for the rest of his life was to regain the happiness of his early years and he always maintained a childlike nuance in his personality. In London, he gained fame with his novels and plays. It was also there that he met the children of the Llewelyn Davies family, who inspired him to write Peter Pan, the play about a boy who did not want to grow up and about Wendy, his adventure partner in Neverland. Years later he turned it into a novel: Peter and Wendy was a true phenomenon in the Edwardian era, the British Belle Époque that combined years of innocence, hedonism, and carefreeness before World War I.

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