by Erich Kästner · Livre de Poche Jeunesse (Le) · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782012202283
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«Émile et les détectives» is the adventure novel by Erich Kästner, published by Livre de Poche Jeunesse in paperback (224 pages, in French).
On his first solo train trip to Berlin, Émile has the money his mother entrusted to him stolen. Once in the city, he meets several boys who show a special talent for organizing themselves and, with their help, Émile tries to follow the thief's trail to recover what was stolen.
This 2015 French edition includes the translation by Anne Georges. The work was originally published in German as Emil und die Detektive (1929) and is the first installment of the Emil series.
For children and young readers aged 9 to 12 who enjoy mystery and adventure stories.
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.
