by Edward Blishen, Leon Garfield · Editions Gallimard · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070568864
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«Le printemps des dieux» is the Greek mythology novel by Edward Blishen and Leon Garfield, published by Gallimard in paperback (256 pages, in French).
A novelised adaptation of Greek myths that begins with the origin of the world and the forces that govern the universe. The narrative interweaves classical legends, the intervention of the gods and the fate of men, with a tone aimed at young readers.
First volume of «Le roman de la mythologie grecque». Original work: «The God Beneath the Sea», winner of the Carnegie Medal. Translation by Noël Chassériau; illustrations by Rémi Chayé.
Suitable for child readers aged 6 to 9, particularly those interested in Greek mythology and classical tales.
Edward Blishen was an English author and broadcaster. He may be known best for the first of two children's novels based on Greek mythology, written with Leon Garfield, illustrated by Charles Keeping, and published by Longman in 1970. For The God Beneath the Sea, Blishen and Garfield won the 1970 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject.
