Odyssey: Stories of Journeys from Around Europe by the Aarhus 39

Odyssey: Stories of Journeys from Around Europe by the Aarhus 39

by Daniel Hahn (Editor), Variousauthors (Author)

Synopsis

Odyssey, a volume of twenty-one stories aimed at young adults, offers a variety of takes on the theme of travelling - at times funny and playful, at others dramatic and poignant - covering a wide range of themes relevant to teenagers across Europe such as coming of age, sexuality, migration, identity and displacement. Whether you're after realism or escapism, tales about inner cities, sunny holidays or sci-fi ventures into the future, this book will have something for everyone. Hay Festival is delighted to present Aarhus 39, a two-volume collection of the best emerging writers for young readers from across wider Europe. Three of among Europe's best loved children's authors - Matt Haig (UK), Kim Fupz Aakeson (Denmark) and Ana Cristina Herreros (Spain) - have selected thirty-nine writers under the age of forty, and invited them to write an original story on the theme of journey . These new stories, together with the specially commissioned illustrations that accompany them, are a celebration of great new writing for young people and reflect issues facing them in contemporary Europe. Reading stories of other people's lives and journeys extends understanding and empathy to new generations.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 288
Publisher: Alma Books Ltd
Published: 25 May 2017

ISBN 10: 1846884292
ISBN 13: 9781846884290
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Book Overview: Hay Festival Aarhus 39 is a collection of the best emerging writers for young people from across wider Europe.

Author Bio
Aarhus 39 is a collection of the best emerging writers for young people from across wider Europe. The authors have been selected by three of Europe's much-loved writers - Kim Fupz Aakeson (Denmark), Ana Cristina Herreros (Spain) and Matt Haig (UK) - and commissioned to write an original story to the theme of `Journey'.