by Carmen Martín Gaite · Flammarion jeunesse · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782081243569
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«Le Petit Chaperon rouge à Manhattan» is a young adult novel by Carmen Martín Gaite, published by Flammarion jeunesse in paperback (256 pages, in French).
A reinterpretation of Little Red Riding Hood set in New York: Sara crosses the city to take her grandmother, a former music-hall singer, a strawberry tart. A millionaire pastry chef obsessed with the old woman's secret recipe and a Mrs. Lunatic who evokes the Statue of Liberty turn the journey into a metaphor about freedom.
The novel was originally published as «Caperucita en Manhattan» in 1990; this 2010 French edition includes the translation by Mireille Duprat-Debenne.
For young readers aged 11 and up who want to discover a contemporary version of the classic tale.
Carmen Martín Gaite was a Spanish author who wrote many novels, short stories, screenplays, and essays across multiple genres. Her work has received significant recognition: in 1957, she was awarded the Premio Nadal for Entre visillos; in 1988 she won the Prince of Asturias Award;in 1992 she received the Premio Castilla y León de las Letras, and she also was awarded the Premio Acebo de Honor for her life's work.
