Emil and the Three Twins
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Emil and the Three Twins

Emil and the Three Twins

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Erich Kaestner (Author)  

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'Password Emil!' Emil and the detectives are on holiday by the seaside when they meet the three Byrons. One Byron is the father and the other two are the sons, Mackie and Jackie. Jackie is bigger than Mackie and Byron Senior is very annoyed about it. But what is Jackie to do? When Emil and the detectives discover that the father is planning to desert poor Jackie they are determined to come to the rescue but not before they've been cast away on a desert island... BACKSTORY: Test your knowledge of Emil and his friends and discover some fun seaside activities! b/w original
Erich Kaestner was born in Dresden in 1899, the son of a saddle maker and a maidservant. He was drafted into the army in 1917, and his experiences there were to influence his later pacifism. He published Emil and the Detectives in 1928 to great success. A sequel, Emil and the Three Twins, appeared in 1933, but soon afterwards his books were labelled "contrary to the German spirit" and burned in public by the Nazis. He was interviewed by the Gestapo several times, but remained in Berlin until 1945, when he fled the city to avoid the Soviet assault. After the war he continued to write and remained committed to anti-war movements until his death in 1974.
  • Contributor: Erich Kaestner
  • Imprint: Vintage Children's Classics
  • ISBN13: 9780099573678
  • Number of Pages: 240
  • Packaged Dimensions: 129x188x15mm
  • Packaged Weight: 162
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Vintage Publishing
  • Release Date: 2012-09-06
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Erich Kaestner was born in Dresden in 1899, the son of a saddle maker and a maidservant. He was drafted into the army in 1917, and his experiences there were to influence his later pacifism. He published Emil and the Detectives in 1928 to great success. A sequel, Emil and the Three Twins, appeared in 1933, but soon afterwards his books were labelled "contrary to the German spirit" and burned in public by the Nazis. He was interviewed by the Gestapo several times, but remained in Berlin until 1945, when he fled the city to avoid the Soviet assault. After the war he continued to write and remained committed to anti-war movements until his death in 1974.

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