by François Garde · dtv Verlagsgesellschaft · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783423146142
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«Was mit dem weißen Wilden geschah» is the historical adventure novel by François Garde, published by dtv in paperback (320 pages, in German).
The novel, based on a true event, follows Narcisse Pelletier, a young sailor abandoned in 1843 on the east coast of Australia, who lives for seventeen years with an Aboriginal tribe until he is found and returned to Paris by a scientist; it explores identity, belonging and the clash between civilisations.
The novel received the Prix Goncourt du premier roman in 2012. This German edition, translated by Sylvia Spatz, is the second published by dtv (8 December 2017).
For readers of historical and adventure fiction based on real events, interested in Australia and in the encounter between cultures.
François Garde is a French writer and high-ranking official
