by Katherine Paterson · Penguin Young Readers Group · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141305738
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«Parzival: The Quest of the Grail Knight» is the Arthurian fantasy novel by Katherine Paterson, published by Penguin Young Readers Group in paperback.
Parzival grows up unaware of his noble origins and of the destiny that marks him as a Knight of the Grail. When he leaves the forest, he begins a journey of adventure and learning through the kingdom of King Arthur. His quest for the Holy Grail forces him to overcome trials, to understand compassion and honour, and to discover his true identity.
This work adapts the thirteenth-century German epic poem by Wolfram von Eschenbach. The edition has 144 pages in English and Katherine Paterson is a winner of the Newbery Medal.
For young readers who enjoy medieval fantasy, the Arthurian legend and stories of knights.
Katherine Paterson is an American writer best known for children's novels, including Bridge to Terabithia (1977), which won the Newbery Medal in 1978. For four different books published 1975–1980, she won two Newbery Medals and two National Book Awards. She is one of four people to win the two major international awards; for "lasting contribution to children's literature" she won the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing in 1998 and for her career contribution to "children's and young adult literature in the broadest sense" she won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award from the Swedish Arts Council in 2006, the biggest monetary prize in children's literature. Also for her body of work she was awarded the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature in 2007 and the Children's Literature Legacy Award from the American Library Association in 2013. She was the second US National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, serving 2010 and 2011.
