In Desert and Wilderness ebook

by Max A. Drezmal,Henryk Sienkiewicz

Max A. Drezmal Henryk Sienkiewicz Action and Adventure English

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In Desert And Wilderness has been added to your Cart. it fascinated me and i think it was the story that made me feel like i wanted to travel the world :) reading it in english now is a different experience, fascinating.

by Henryk Sienkiewicz(Author), Max A Drezmal(Translator) . In Desert and Wilderness, published in 1911, is a novel by Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, winner of the 1905 Nobel Prize in Literature. The story takes place in northeastern Africa during the 1880s. Though this book may be intended for children, in the typical fashion of a century ago it is in no way dumbed-down as is so much young adult literature published today. Even grown-ups will have trouble keeping up with the intricate political history of Egypt and the Sudan.

For Henryk Sienkiewicz, In Desert and Wilderness represented a final triumph; this was the last novel he would complete. Overall, In Desert and Wilderness is a great read. The reader will find him/herself immersed in the story.

France Vodnik (Translator). Nikolaj Omersa (Illustrator). For Henryk Sienkiewicz, In Desert and Wilderness represented a final triumph; this was the last novel he would complete. Sienkiewicz, who had visited Africa in 1891, successfully recreates in the book the beauty he encountered amid the continent's entrancing landscape. Written over eighty years ago for a younger audience, but appealing to all ages, In Desert and Wilderness remains a literary treasure in Poland. This is writing that definitely moves the reader into another world.

by. Sienkiewicz, Henryk, 1846-1916.

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Translated from the Polish by Max A. Drezmal. by Henryk Sienkiewicz.

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In Desert and Wilderness (Polish: W pustyni i w puszczy) is a popular young adult novel by Polish author and Nobel Prize-winning novelist Henryk Sienkiewicz, written in 1911. It is the author's only novel written for children/teenagers. In Desert and Wilderness tells the story of two young friends, Staś Tarkowski (14 years old) and Nel Rawlison (8 years old), kidnapped by rebels during Mahdi's rebellion in Sudan. It was adapted for film twice, in 1973 and in 2001.

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The renowned Polish novelist, inspired by his travels through Africa, gives us a fascinating book recounting adventures and experiences of two children during an escape from Khartoum after the death of General Gordon, and their flight through Africa to the Indian Ocean. The childrens adventures in the Egyptian desert and African wilderness at the time of the Mahdi (1848 - 1885) also contain a vast quantity of information about the plant and animal life of the African swamps and jungle.

Whitehammer

I read this book as a child of about 11 in the original Polish version. It was written about 100 years ago by a Nobel prize-winning Polish author (Quo Vadis). This is the only book for children he ever wrote, he specialised in historical books which delved deeply into politics.
This book is a more light-hearted adventure and deals with two children, a Polish boy of 14 and a British girl of 8, who find themselves travelling through turn-of-the-century Africa. The Children, initially kidnapped from Egypt for ransom, flee from their attackers by going southwards through unexplored and wild regions. It is a very exciting and dramatic book, and the setting is historically accurate, although not always PC to contemporary sensibilities,

kolos

Wonderful book for boys, especially in these emasculated times! Greatly enjoyed this read, despite its target of a younger audience.

Paster

It's been a while since I've read this book in Polish, wanted to see how it reads in English. Fantastic! Thank you for bringing back childhood nostalgia.

Zainian

Am not a good reader and often do not try unheard off authors. Or rather authors I don't know. I started this one with skepticism and been delighted since. Thank Henryk for your insight on the wilderness. It's soo convincing I believe all the different descriptions you gave of the places. I recommend this well written novel to all readers. Thanks again Henryk.

Shadowbourne

Sienkiewicz is a very good novelist and also this example of his writing for young readers doesn't disappoint.
I am waiting for my 12 year old grandson's opinion about the novel. I first read it at his age in the original Polish in Poland before WW II.

Jeronashe

Actually I read the book when I was 13teen,long time ago,I am reading it to my son that is 12 years old. It is a wonderfull book I highly recomend it to readers of all ages.

Kuve

i first read this book in polish as a little girl , and the memories it left me with were amazing and haunting and whetted my appetite for adventures and traveling through africa... it fascinated me and i think it was the story that made me feel like i wanted to travel the world :) reading it in english now is a different experience, fascinating to see the difference of perception from when i read it as a little girl in polish to a grown woman in english :) though i find myself wanting to translate it a little differently sometimes :)

THE AUTHOR, HENRYK SIENKIEWICZ (1846 - 1916), A NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING NOVELIST AND JOURNALIST, CHRONICLED POLISH HISTORY IN A SERIES OF PANORAMIC NOVELS THAT WON UNPRECEDENTED POPULARITY IN HIS NATIVE POLAND. SIENKIEWICZ CONTRIBUTED TO POLISH CLASSICAL LITERATURE OF THE 18 - 19TH CENTURY. "IN DESERT AND WILDERNESS" IS A CHILDREN'S ADVENTURE ENJOYED EQUALLY BY ADULTS AND STILL CONVEYS THE SOCIAL CLIMATE OF THAT PERIOD. IT IS THE KIND OF STORY THAT YOU CAN'T PUT DOWN AND IT LED ME TO READING ALL HIS NOVELS ONE AFTER THE OTHER, BY THE TIME I WAS 13 I HAD DEVOURED THEM ALL AND GOT A GOOD IDEA OF THE HISTORY OF POLAND! I WENT INTO BATTLE AND ENJOYED THE HOSPITALITY OF THE NOBLES OF POLAND, THEIR LOVES, VIRTUES AND VICES ETC... DON'T GET SCARED BY THE FACT THAT SOME OF HIS NOVELS CONSIST OF 12 VOLUMES! THE ONLY THING THAT WILL HAPPEN, YOU WILL LOSE SOME SLEEP!