by Erich Kästner · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782013218719
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«Emile et les Détectives» is a children's novel by Erich Kästner, published by Hachette Jeunesse in paperback (223 pages, in French).
Émile travels alone by train for the first time with the money his mother has entrusted to him, but someone steals it. Once in Berlin, some boys he has just met organise themselves to help him chase the thief through the city and recover what was lost. Thus begins a mystery adventure.
Work originally published as «Emil und die Detektive» in 1929; first instalment of the «Emil» series by Erich Kästner. This French edition is from 2001.
For children and young readers looking for a classic of mystery and adventure, and for readers interested in German literature.
Emil Erich Kästner was a German writer, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poems and for children's books including Emil and the Detectives and Lisa and Lottie. He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1960 for his autobiography When I Was a Little Boy. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in eight separate years.
