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The Elephant Keeper's Children
By
Martin Aitken (trans) and
Peter Hoeg
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Vintage Uk
Publication date
September 20, 2012
Pages
400
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781846555848
ISBN-10
1846555841
Dimensions
1.50 by 6.25 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.56 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$30.40
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: [Audiobook CD Library Edition in vinyl case.]
[Translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken]
Told from the perspective of precocious fourteen-year-old Peter, The Elephant Keepers' Children is about three siblings and how they deal with life alongside their eccentric parents. Peter's father is a vicar, his mother an artisan, and both are equally and profoundly devout. The family lives on the fictional island of Finø, where people of all faiths coexist peacefully. Yet nothing is at it seems.
When Peter's parents suddenly go missing, Peter and his siblings fear the worst -- has their parents' relentless quest to boost church attendance finally put them in danger? Told with poignancy and humor, The Elephant Keepers' Children is a fascinating exploration of fundamentalism versus spiritual freedom, the vicissitudes of romantic and familial love, and the triumph of the human spirit.
[Translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken]
Told from the perspective of precocious fourteen-year-old Peter, The Elephant Keepers' Children is about three siblings and how they deal with life alongside their eccentric parents. Peter's father is a vicar, his mother an artisan, and both are equally and profoundly devout. The family lives on the fictional island of Finø, where people of all faiths coexist peacefully. Yet nothing is at it seems.
When Peter's parents suddenly go missing, Peter and his siblings fear the worst -- has their parents' relentless quest to boost church attendance finally put them in danger? Told with poignancy and humor, The Elephant Keepers' Children is a fascinating exploration of fundamentalism versus spiritual freedom, the vicissitudes of romantic and familial love, and the triumph of the human spirit.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
With Peter Hoeg |
from Vintage Uk (September 20, 2012); titled "The Elephant Keeper's Children"
9781846555848 | details & prices | 400 pages | 6.25 × 9.75 × 1.50 in. | 1.56 lbs | List price $30.40
About: [Audiobook CD Library Edition in vinyl case.
About: [Audiobook CD Library Edition in vinyl case.
With Daryl Cumber Dance, Peter Hoeg |
from Indiana Univ Pr (August 1, 1978); titled "Shuckin' and Jivin': Folklore from Contemporary Black Americans"
9780253352200 | details & prices | 390 pages | 6.25 × 9.75 × 1.50 in. | 1.65 lbs | List price $39.95
This edition also contains Shuckin'' and Jivin'': Folklore from Contemporary Black Americans
About: From rural and urban Virginia comes a collection of Black American folktales, ghost stories, anecdotes, songs, jokes and toasts
This edition also contains Shuckin'' and Jivin'': Folklore from Contemporary Black Americans
About: From rural and urban Virginia comes a collection of Black American folktales, ghost stories, anecdotes, songs, jokes and toasts
Paperback
With Peter Hoeg |
from Gardners Books (September 20, 2012)
9781846555855 | details & prices | 392 pages | 5.75 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $21.55
About: [Audiobook CD Library Edition in vinyl case.
About: [Audiobook CD Library Edition in vinyl case.
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