by Gianni Rodari · Kalandraka · tapa dura · ISBN 9788413430454
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«Gelsomino no país dos mentiráns» is the children's novel by Gianni Rodari, published by Kalandraka in hardcover (200 pages, in Galician).
Gelsomino has such a prodigious voice that one of his shouts can bring down castles. In a kingdom where the law forces people to lie and punishes telling the truth, a former pirate who hides his head under an orange wig gives speeches from the balcony. Together with his friends, the protagonist defies that tyranny. A fable about truth and freedom.
Part of the Sete Leguas collection. First edition, with a translation from the Italian by Isabel Soto and 16 illustrations by Pablo Otero.
Recommended for young readers aged 10 and up who are looking for imaginative stories and a critical view of truth and power.
Giovanni Francesco "Gianni" Rodari was an Italian writer and journalist, most famous for his works of children's literature, notably Il romanzo di Cipollino. For his lasting contribution as a children's author, he received the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1970. He is considered Italy's most important 20th-century children's author, and his books have been translated into many languages, though few have been published in English.
