by Daniel Defoe · Castellnou Edicions · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788498046847
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«Robinson Crusoe» is the adventure novel by Daniel Defoe, published by Castellnou Edicions in paperback and in Catalan (144 pages).
It tells the story of Robinson Crusoe, a castaway who survives more than twenty-five years on a desert island. Alone, he must start from scratch, manage to shelter himself, feed himself and endure solitude. The plot is inspired by the real case of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor abandoned on an island off Chile.
Volume 5 of the Col·lecció Kalafat. This edition, the second, presents the version by Ramon Garcia Toga and illustrations by Felipe López and Jaume Farrés.
Recommended for readers aged 10 to 12, it fits as youth and school reading of an adventure classic.
Daniel Defoe was an English writer, journalist, merchant and spy. He is famous for his novels Robinson Crusoe (1719), Moll Flanders (1722) and Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress (1724). He has been seen as one of the earliest proponents of the English novel, and helped to popularise the form in Britain with others such as Aphra Behn and Samuel Richardson.
