by Alberto Manzi · Noguer Y Caralt Editores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788427931077
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«Orzowei» is the young-adult novel by Alberto Manzi, published in 1984 by Noguer y Caralt Editores in hardcover (197 pages, in Spanish).
Isa, a white boy abandoned in the African jungle, is raised by the Swazi tribe, but his different appearance provokes rejection. Forced to flee, he lives with the Bushmen and then with white settlers. The work focuses on the construction of one's own identity, the feeling of belonging, and the encounter between different worlds.
The work belongs to the Cuatro Vientos collection from Noguer. It won the Andersen Prize and inspired a television series.
A novel for young readers aged 11 and up; an adventure that invites reflection on identity and coexistence between cultures.
Alberto Manzi was an Italian mayor, school teacher, writer and television host, best known for his popular television show Non è mai troppo tardi, an educational TV program broadcast in Italy between 1959 and 1968.
