by Tonke Dragt · Beltz · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783407784575
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«Der Brief für den König» is the adventure and fantasy novel by Tonke Dragt, published by Beltz in paperback (454 pages, in German).
The novel follows Tiuri, a young man about to be knighted, who agrees to carry a secret message to the kingdom of Unauwen. Riders and spies pursue him, and he must cross dangerous mountains and passes until he finds allies who help him in his mission.
Originally published in Dutch in 1962 as «De brief voor de koning», it is the first instalment of the eponymous series and won the Gouden Griffel and the Kinderboek van het jaar.
For readers from about ten years old looking for a classic medieval adventure with a young hero.
Antonia "Tonke" Johanna Dragt was a Dutch writer and illustrator of children's literature. Her book De brief voor de koning was chosen by CPNB as the best Dutch youth book of the latter half of the twentieth century.
