by Peter Härtling · tapa dura · ISBN 9783866151284
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«Das war der Hirbel» is Peter Härtling's children's novel, published by Süddeutsche Zeitung / Bibliothek in hardcover (79 pages, in German).
The novel follows Hirbel, a disabled child given up by his mother, who moves from one foster home to another. Despite his pains, the pills and others' lack of understanding, he keeps a beautiful voice and a lot of imagination: when he runs away and sleeps among sheep, he believes they are lions that keep him warm, and he longs for a country where the sun is made in the trees.
Volume 27 of the Junge Bibliothek collection from Süddeutsche Zeitung; the work was originally published in 1973 and this edition is from 2006, with illustrations by Christa aus dem Siepen.
For child and young adult readers; the portrait of a disabled child invites discussion of diversity and inclusion.
Peter Härtling was a German writer, poet, publisher and journalist. He received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his major contribution to German literature.
