A young boy's fleeting encounter with the enigmatic Mr. Summer has a profound impact on the child's life, in a story about childhood and innocence lost, as seen through the eyes of that grown-up child now turned middle-aged
Besides the great writing, this book has a set of illustrations by Sempe that complement the story nicely and that give it a liveliness not usually seen in other places.
Ships from and sold by Paper Tiger Books. Besides the great writing, this book has a set of illustrations by Sempe that complement the story nicely and that give it a liveliness not usually seen in other places. Of course, kids will certainly appreciate this feature. I am now planning to continue exploring Suskind's work in the hope of finding more reading of this same quality.
And master in writing stories kinda sad but still so satisfyingly beautiful.
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At the story's conclusion, the enigmatic Mr. Summer, whose first name no one seems to know, who wanders . Patrick Suskind was born in Germany in 1949
At the story's conclusion, the enigmatic Mr. Summer, whose first name no one seems to know, who wanders silently through the countryside, and who is heard to utter but one sentence in the entire novel, appears to us as a man both noble and tragic, whose ultimate disappearance remains a mystery - and a secret - to all but the little boy h. Patrick Suskind was born in Germany in 1949. Kurt Cobain, singer and songwriter for Nirvana, was a fan of Suskind's work and based a song on Perfume, a novel that had already developed a cult following in Europe and America. Библиографические данные.
Published in the United States by Vintage Books, a division of Random House, In. New York, and simultaneously in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto. Originally published in Switzerland in German as Das Parfum by Diogenes Verlag, Zurich, in 1985. Perfume : the story of a murderer, Patrick Süskind. Translation of Das Parfum.
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The Story of Mr Sommer. by Patrick Süskind · Jean-Jacques Sempé
The Story of Mr Sommer. by Patrick Süskind · Jean-Jacques Sempé. From the internationally acclaimed author of Perfume comes a very adult story about growing up. On Love and Death. by Patrick Süskind · Anthea Bell. From the author of Perfume, The Double Bass and The Pigeon, this collection of stories includes: Amnesia in Litteris, in which the author recounts how few of the books in his library he can remember; and Depth Wish, in which a promising young painter take.
item 2 Story of Mr Sommer, Paperback by Suskind, Patrick; Sempe, Jean-Jacques (ILT) . 26 Colour Illustrations.
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com: Mr. Summer's Story: 5" X . A book for both children and adults. Dust jaclet has two small creases, one on each flap. ISBN 10: 0679419950, ISBN 13: 9780679419952.