by Erich Kästner · Schoenhofsforeign Books Inc · tapa dura · ISBN 9783791530123
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«Emil und die Detektive» is the children's novel by Erich Kästner, published by Schoenhofsforeign Books Inc in hardcover (176 pages, in German).
Emil travels alone to Berlin for the first time to visit his grandmother. On the train, all his money is stolen and, upon arrival, he decides to follow the thief through the city. With the help of Gustav, the one with the horn, and his gang of child detectives, Emil leads a suspenseful chase through the streets of the German capital.
First installment of the «Emil» series by Erich Kästner; the work was originally published in 1929.
Recommended for readers aged 10 and up, especially for those seeking stories of mystery, friendship and adventure in the city.
Emil Erich Kästner was a German writer, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poems and for children's books including Emil and the Detectives and Lisa and Lottie. He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1960 for his autobiography When I Was a Little Boy. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in eight separate years.
