by Sempe (Illustrator), Michael Hofmann (Translator), Patrick Suskind (Author), Michael Hofmann (Translator), Sempe (Illustrator)
A boy's village childhood with all the traditional attributes - father, mother, brother, sister, a house on a lake, tree-climbing, going to the races, music lessons, a bicycle, a crush on a girl in the class - is bedevilled by the mystifying appearances of the eccentric Mr. Sommer. Moving through the landscape in silent haste, like a man possessed, with his empty rucksack and his long, odd-looking walking stick, Mr Sommer runs like a black thread through the boys days.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Edition: New
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 03 Nov 2003
ISBN 10: 0747566755
ISBN 13: 9780747566755
Book Overview: From the author of PERFUME comes an enchanting story about growing up - but not a children's story. Beautifully rejacketed and now in B-format paperback for the first time With charming illustrations by Sempe.