by Malcolm J. Bosse · Lectorum Pubns · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420436142
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«Ganesh» is the young adult novel by Malcolm J. Bosse, published by Lectorum Pubns in paperback (222 pages, in Spanish).
Ganesh, a teenager raised in India according to Hindu traditions, is orphaned after a tragedy and moves to the United States to live with his aunt. In the Midwest, his beliefs and customs, such as yoga and mantras, seem strange to his new surroundings. The work deals with cultural clash, identity, and belonging.
«Ganesh» belongs to the Juvenil Alfaguara collection (no. 74). This novel was awarded the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1983.
Young adult novel aimed at teenage readers and also fondly remembered by adults who read it in their childhood.
Malcolm Joseph Bosse was an American author of both young adult and adult novels. His novels are often set in Asia, and have been praised for their cultural and historical information relating to the character's adventures. Bosse mostly wrote historical fiction novels after the publication of The Warlord, which became a best-seller. The Warlord was set in China in the 1920s. He also won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1983.
