by Tonke Dragt · Siruela · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788416280643
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«Carta al rey» is the adventure and chivalry novel by Tonke Dragt, published by Siruela in paperback (472 pages, in Spanish).
Tiuri, a sixteen-year-old youth, is about to be knighted by King Dagonaut, but the night before he attends to a stranger and agrees to deliver a secret letter to King Unawen. What seemed like a simple mission becomes a journey full of pursuits and dangers; only at the end does he discover the contents and the true weight of the letter.
Number 127 of Siruela's Las Tres Edades collection; translation by María Lerma. Novel awarded the «Griffel der Griffels» prize for the best children's book of the last fifty years.
Ideal reading for young people aged 12 and over who enjoy chivalric stories, the Middle Ages and coming-of-age adventures.
Antonia "Tonke" Johanna Dragt was a Dutch writer and illustrator of children's literature. Her book De brief voor de koning was chosen by CPNB as the best Dutch youth book of the latter half of the twentieth century.
