Jane's Blanket

Arthur Miller (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

64 Seiten

2017
Die Gestalten Verlag
978-3-89955-786-2 (ISBN)

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The only children's book penned by playwright Arthur Miller, Jane's Blanket intelligently and iconically details a touching truth of childhood. A reprint with fine details allows Arthur Miller's enduring message to be available to a new generation. Since she was a baby, Jane has had a beloved pink blanket. The comfortingly soft fabric and color of the blanket provides security and familiarity to young Jane. The blanket is present in every moment of the young child's life: tugged across floors, hugged tightly before falling asleep, and rubbed against a cheek for comfort and smiles. Its threads wear as she loves and relies upon their softness. As Jane grows her blanket shrinks. The connection between girl and blanket evolves as Jane matures from child to adolescent. Jane learns that the comforts of childhood must not be discarded but shared through the threads of memories and moments. Short sentences with layered symbolism make this a story to treasure for both parents and children. Al Parker's honest illustrations highlight the poignancy of Jane's Blanket: Both story and symbolic object. From naps atop the blanket to sleeping in a bigger bed, Jane's muted pink blanket narrates the bittersweet nuances between out-growing and growing up.

Arthur Miller, geb. 1915 in New York, verbrachte seine Kindheit in Brooklyn und Harlem. Er studierte Publizistik, Anglistik, Literatur- und Theaterwissenschaften. Der große Börsenkrach und die anschließende Weltwirtschaftskrise, deren soziale Auswirkungen er in den 30er Jahren u.a. als Hafen- und Landarbeiter direkt zu spüren bekam, sind Schlüsselerlebnisse für sein Leben und Schreiben. Die Verarbeitung des Themas in 'Death of a Salesman' bringt ihm 1949 Weltruhm. Er erhielt u.a. 1949 den Pulitzerpreis, 2002 den Prinz-von-Asturien-Preis und 2003 den Jerusalem-Preis. 2005 verstarb Arthur Miller.

Erscheinungsdatum	22.03.2017
Reihe/Serie	Little Gestalten
Illustrationen	Al Parker
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	175 x 250 mm
Gewicht	420 g
Einbandart	gebunden
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Bilderbücher
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen
Schlagworte	Arthur Miller • Bilderbuch • Bilderbücher • Blanket • Englisch; Bilderbuch • Illustration • Kinder/Jugendliche: Kurzgeschichten • Kuscheldecke
ISBN-10	3-89955-786-7 / 3899557867
ISBN-13	978-3-89955-786-2 / 9783899557862
Zustand	Neuware