by Jaap ter Haar · Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783423078054
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«Behalt das Leben lieb» is the young adult novel by Jaap ter Haar, published by Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag in paperback (144 pages, in German).
Beer, a thirteen-year-old boy, loses his sight in an accident and must learn to live without it. The novel follows his phases of despair and hope, as well as his family's efforts to adapt; gradually, Beer rediscovers ways of relating to the world and appreciating life.
The work was originally published in Dutch as «Het wereldje van Beer Ligthart» (1973); the German translation is by Hans-Joachim Schädlich. Awards: Buxtehuder Bulle 1976 and Gouden Griffel 1974.
Recommended for young people aged 14 and up; also used as school reading to address topics such as blindness, disability, and resilience.
Jaap ter Haar was a prolific Dutch author of children's literature.
