by Lian Hearn · Picador · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780330412988
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«Across the Nightingale Floor» is the young adult fantasy novel by Lian Hearn, published by Picador in paperback (304 pages, in English).
In a remote village, young Tomasu, raised in a peaceful, clandestine sect, survives the massacre of his village at the hands of the Tohan warriors. Lord Otori rescues him, renames him Takeo, and trains him in reading and combat, while a bloody intrigue looms over him. Magic, love, revenge, and suspense.
The novel is the first installment of the «Tales of the Otori» saga and received the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 2004.
Young and adult readers aged 12 and up interested in epic fantasy and stories set in a world inspired by feudal Japan.
Gillian Rubinstein is an English-born children's author and playwright. Born in Potten End, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, Rubinstein split her childhood between England and Nigeria, moving to Australia in 1973. As well as eight plays, numerous short stories and articles, she has written over 30 books. Her award-winning and hugely popular 1986 debut Space Demons introduced the themes of growing up and fantasy worlds which emerge often in her other writings. Books such as At Ardilla, Foxspell and Galax-Arena all received critical acclaim and multiple awards.
