Résumé
The Wind in the Willows is a classic of children's literature by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a pastoral version of England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie and celebrated for its evocation of the nature of the Thames valley. The classic story of how Rat, Mole, and the other river bankers saved Toad from his excesses. This book has it all: excitement, sentiment, destruction of private property (plenty of that), paganism, and a happy ending. The prose is beautiful and occasionally requires the use of a dictionary. Written as a children's story, The Wind in the Willows is enjoyed by many grown ups who relish Grahame's ability to evoke the long summer days of childhood.
Auteur
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Écossais bon teint issu dune grande famille de laristocratie, Kenneth Grahame, né en 1859 et mort en 1932, fut secrétaire de la Banque dAngleterre, mais surtout, en littérature, le seul alter ego crédible de Lewis Carroll. Orphelin élevé par sa grand-mère, gamin sauvage en dépit dune carrière brillante dans la finance, il a laissé avec Le Vent dans les saules un classique à part entière traduit dans presque toutes les langues.
Caractéristiques
Publication : 4 janvier 2017
Support(s) : Livre audio [MP3]
Protection(s) : Aucune (MP3)
EAN13 Livre audio [MP3] : 9789176392003
