The Giver - Hardcover

Lowry, Lois

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0547424779 ISBN 13: 9780547424774

Verlag: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011

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"Wrought with admirable skill -- the emptiness and menace underlying this Utopia emerge step by inexorable step: a richly provocative novel." --Kirkus Reviews
"In a departure from her well-known and favorably regarded realistic works, Lowry has written a fascinating, thoughtful science-fiction novel. The story takes place in a nameless, utopian community, at an unidentified future time. Although life seems perfect -- there is no hunger, no disease, no pollution, no fear -- the reader becomes uneasily aware that all is not well. The story is skillfully written; the air of disquiet is delicately insinuated; and the theme of balancing the values of freedom and security is beautifully presented." --Horn Book Guide

"Wrought with admirable skill -- the emptiness and menace underlying this Utopia emerge step by inexorable step: a richly provocative novel." --Kirkus Reviews

"In a departure from her well-known and favorably regarded realistic works, Lowry has written a fascinating, thoughtful science-fiction novel. The story takes place in a nameless, utopian community, at an unidentified future time. Although life seems perfect -- there is no hunger, no disease, no pollution, no fear -- the reader becomes uneasily aware that all is not well. The story is skillfully written; the air of disquiet is delicately insinuated; and the theme of balancing the values of freedom and security is beautifully presented." --Horn Book Guide

"A powerful and provocative novel"--"The New York Times"

"Wrought with admirable skill -- the emptiness and menace underlying this Utopia emerge step by inexorable step: a richly provocative novel."--"Kirkus," starred review

"Lowry is once again in top form raising many questions while answering few, and unwinding a tale fit for the most adventurous readers."--"Publishers Weekly," starred review

"The simplicity and directness of Lowry's writing force readers to grapple with their own thoughts."-- "Booklist," starred review

"The theme of balancing the values of freedom and security is beautifully presented."-- "The Horn Book Magazine," starred review

A powerful and provocative novel "The New York Times"

Wrought with admirable skill -- the emptiness and menace underlying this Utopia emerge step by inexorable step: a richly provocative novel. "Kirkus," starred review

Lowry is once again in top form raising many questions while answering few, and unwinding a tale fit for the most adventurous readers. "Publishers Weekly," starred review

The simplicity and directness of Lowry's writing force readers to grapple with their own thoughts. "Booklist," starred review

The theme of balancing the values of freedom and security is beautifully presented. "The Horn Book Magazine," starred review"

A powerful and provocative novel The New York Times

Wrought with admirable skill -- the emptiness and menace underlying this Utopia emerge step by inexorable step: a richly provocative novel. Kirkus, starred review

Lowry is once again in top form raising many questions while answering few, and unwinding a tale fit for the most adventurous readers. Publishers Weekly, starred review

The simplicity and directness of Lowry's writing force readers to grapple with their own thoughts. Booklist, starred review

The theme of balancing the values of freedom and security is beautifully presented. The Horn Book Magazine, starred review"

"A powerful and provocative novel"--The New York Times

"Wrought with admirable skill -- the emptiness and menace underlying this Utopia emerge step by inexorable step: a richly provocative novel."--Kirkus, starred review

"Lowry is once again in top form raising many questions while answering few, and unwinding a tale fit for the most adventurous readers."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"The simplicity and directness of Lowry's writing force readers to grapple with their own thoughts."-- Booklist, starred review

"The theme of balancing the values of freedom and security is beautifully presented."-- The Horn Book Magazine, starred review

-A powerful and provocative novel---The New York Times

-Wrought with admirable skill -- the emptiness and menace underlying this Utopia emerge step by inexorable step: a richly provocative novel.---Kirkus, starred review

-Lowry is once again in top form raising many questions while answering few, and unwinding a tale fit for the most adventurous readers.---Publishers Weekly, starred review

-The simplicity and directness of Lowry's writing force readers to grapple with their own thoughts.--- Booklist, starred review

-The theme of balancing the values of freedom and security is beautifully presented.--- The Horn Book Magazine, starred review

Reseña del editor:

The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. Lois Lowry has written three companion novels to The Giver, including Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.

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• Verlag: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0547424779
• ISBN 13: 9780547424774
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 197
• Zeichner: Ibatoulline Bagram