by Christobel Mattingley · Circulo De Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422658160
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«Asmir no quiere pistolas» is the children's novel by Christobel Mattingley, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (170 pages, in Spanish).
Asmir is a boy living in Sarajevo when war breaks out. Bombs, fear and deprivation turn his life into a hell, and his family has no choice but to flee: first to Belgrade and then to Vienna. Told from the boy's perspective, the story denounces the absurdity of conflict and champions peace.
Original work: No Gun for Asmir; translation by Mª Luisa Balseiro and illustrations by Elizabeth Honey. It is the first volume in the Asmir series.
A reading intended for children and young adults, showing war and exile from a child's perspective.
Christobel Rosemary Mattingley was an Australian author of books for children and adults. Her book Rummage won the Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers and Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book in 1982. In the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours Mattingley was made a Member of the Order of Australia for "service to literature, particularly children's literature, and for community service through her commitment to social and cultural issues".
