On a copper-rich tropical island shattered by war, on which survival is daily struggle, eccentric Mr. Watts, the only white man left after the other teachers flee, spends his day reading to the local children from Charles Dickens's classic ...
Lloyd Jones. “Mr. Watts.“ “Pop Eye. Him," she said as she let herself down again. “It was in a book.” “What blimmin' book?” "Great Expectations.” I had given her three quick answers. The last one was the most stunning. I had lost her.
When Pip can't be found the soldiers destroy the book. Mr Watts then encourages the children to retell the story from their memories.
Imagination and beliefs are challenged by guns. Mister Pip is an unforgettable tale of survival by story; a dazzling piece of writing that lives long in the mind after the last page is finished.
Mister Pip the cat is ready for his dinner, and then wants to find a quiet place to sleep.
But Matilda is not the only one who believes in Pip. And on an island at war, the power of the imagination can be a dangerously provocative thing. A dazzling achievement, Mister Pip is a love song to the power of storytelling.
Noch viel mehr allerdings zieht Matilda Kraft aus ihrer imaginären Freundschaft zu Mister Pip, einem Charakter aus Charles Dickens Great Expectations.
When Pip can't be found the soldiers destroy the book. Mr Watts then encourages the children to retell the story from their memories.
So begins this rare, original story about the abiding strength that imagination, once ignited, can provide.
Sur une ile du Pacifique, Matilda et ses camarades de classe se passionnent pour les aventures vieilles d un siecle d un orphelin appele Pip, dans une ville appelee Londres, qui leur parait plus reelle que leur propre region a feu et a sang ...