Der Schwan mit der Trompete (The Trumpet of the Swan)

by E. B. White

Overview

er poetische Kinderbuchklassiker von E.B. White über den begnadet Jazztrompete spielenden Schwan Louis und seine ungewöhnliche Freundschaft zu Sam, dem kleinen Jungen, macht das Gesamtwerk von White bei Diogenes komplett.

E. B. White, wurde 1899 in Mount Vernon, New York, geboren. Nach Studien- und Wanderjahren, die ihn bis zum Packeis führten, arbeitete er in den zwanziger Jahren für den ?New Yorker?, dessen unverkennbaren, zeitlosen Stil er mit Gedichten, Aphorismen und Feuilletons mitprägte. E. B. White starb 1985 in North Brooklin, Maine. Die Verfilmung seiner Kindergeschichte ?Klein Stuart? (?Stuart Little?) war 2000 ein Riesenerfolg.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783257604504
Publisher:	Diogenes
Publication date:	01/01/2014
Sold by:	CIANDO
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	962,372
File size:	2 MB
Language:	German

About the Author

E. B. White (1899-1985) was the American author of such beloved classics as Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan. Elwyn Brooks White was born in Mount Vernon, New York and graduated from Cornell University in 1921. E. B. White widely contributed his writing to The New Yorker and Harper's magazine. He won countless awards including the 1971 National Medal for Literature and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, which commanded him for making a "substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children." Some of his other books include One Man's Meat, The Second Tree from the Corner, Letters of E. B. White, Essays of E. B. White and Poems and Sketches of E. B. White. White also co-authored The Elements of Style, a classic American English writing style guide. During his lifetime many young readers asked Mr. White if his stories were true. In a litter written to be sent to his fans, he answered, "No, they are imaginary tales...But real life is only one kind of life - there is also a life of the imagination."

Date of Birth:

July 11, 1899

Date of Death:

October 1, 1985

Place of Birth:

Mount Vernon, New York

Place of Death:

North Brooklin, Maine

Education:

B.A., Cornell University, 1921

Website:

http://www.harperchildrens.com/hch/author/author/white/