by Natalie Babbitt · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782081643918
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«La Source enchantée» is the fantasy novel by Natalie Babbitt, published by Distribooks Inc in paperback (242 pages, in French).
The Tuck family drinks from a spring that grants eternal life and lives hidden to avoid arousing suspicion. When Winnie, a ten-year-old girl, discovers their secret, the family explains why immortality can be a curse; a stranger, aware of the spring, wants to commercialise the water. A fable about mortality, the cycle of life and accepting the passage of time.
French translation of the original novel «Tuck Everlasting» (1975). This paperback edition is from 2002; the work received the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.
For young readers seeking a fable about life and death; it is a common reading in schools.
Natalie Zane Babbitt was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Her 1975 novel, Tuck Everlasting, was adapted into two feature films and a Broadway musical. She received the Newbery Honor and Christopher Award, and was the U.S. nominee for the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1982.
