 |  | Juli Zeh – The Land of People
young readers
Age 8 and up
80pp (6,200 words), with numerous colour
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It is almost Christmas and still there’s been no snow. Robs looks nervously and longingly at his favourite book, which is about Greenland. ‘The land of people’ the Eskimos call it. Absorbed in photos of ink-dark seas, of palaces of ice crystal, clumsy polar bears and brave huskies Robs suddenly finds himself in the middle of the enchanting story of the Eskimo girl Nitta. She explains to him where the snow comes from and why it hasn’t appeared this year. Together they set out on a journey, because only with Robs help can there be a white Christmas!
In her first children’s book, bestselling author Juli Zeh imaginatively and in beautiful images tells the story of a little boy and his love of snow, but also makes links between peoples, tells of flight, expulsion, tolerance and understanding.
The numerous playful colour illustrations by Wolfgang Nocke make DAS LAND DER MENSCHEN a voyage of discovery and a very special reading treat for children aged eight and upwards.
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Reviews
»Just where has all the snow gone? Like most good books for children, DAS LAND DER MENSCHEN starts with a heart’s desire - and a little boy setting out to find the winter. Wolfgang Nocke has illustrated the story of Robs and the ‚winter girl’ with gaudy pop art images in brilliant colors. They reveal a true passion for snow and ice – like Juli Zeh’s own fascination with the cold clearness of the winter season. Bearing in mind the accurate observer and powerful writer she is, this does not come as a surprise.«
SPIEGEL online
»Wolfgang Nocke’s illustrations make her story about tolerance and understanding a delightful piece of art.«
Freundin
»A gentle, poetical book, captivating and inspiring, but never patronizing. A beautiful story that little snow-lovers will read with enthusiasm.«
Stuttgarter Zeitung
»Juli Zeh’s writing is clear and unpretentious, creating images that are just as vivid as the large, colorful illustrations by Wolfgang Nocke.«
Allgemeine Zeitung
»An enigmatic winter’s tale with splendid and playful illustrations.«
buchjournal
»A lovingly developed winter dream tale to read aloud or on your own, for everyone who is not left cold by the miracle of ice and snow. Illustrated by Wolfgang Nocke – luscious, unique, and colorful.«
Kult
»This book shows how Juli Zeh is capable of writing not only for adults but also for children, and without demanding too much of them or putting them on a pedestal. (...) The special charme of Juli Zeh’s wonderfully affirmative and benevolent book lies in the lucidly clear and convincing images that make up her daydreamlike iceland. Not cuteness and razzle-dazzle, but simply an imaginative and concise story about love, fear, hope, trust, and tolerance.«
Neue Ruhr Zeitun
»A magical tale about a little boy’s search for the cold. The winter and ice theme is contrasted by Wolfgang Nocke’s bright, dreamlike artwork. They lift elements from the text up into a gaudy fantasy world – which in tern refers back to Rob’s unreal encounter with Nitta.«
Seitenweise Kinderliteratur
»A dreamy fairytale about a quiet, white winter, about friendship and homesickness.«
Spielen und Lernen
»Juli Zeh’s first children’s book is a modern fairytale that bears comparison with the Brother Grimm’s classics.«
Nordkurier
About the author
Juli Zeh, born in 1974, lives in Brandenburg. She studied European and International Law and at the German Literature Institute in Leipzig and has worked at the UN in New York and in Krakow. Juli Zeh has - among others - won the Caroline Schlegel Award, German Book Award, Bremen Lit-erature Award, Rauris Literature Award, Hölderlin Award for Emerging Talent, Ernst Toller Award, Carl Amery Award, as well as the international Per Olov Enquist Award and the French Prix Céven-nes for Best European Novel. The English edition of ADLER UND ENGEL (translated into 30 lan-guages) was longlisted for the international IMPAC Award.
Wolfgang Nocke, born 1960 in Linnich/Düren, studied Art in Vienna and Düsseldorf. His paintings went on exhibition in numerous countries from the US, China, Taiwan, England to Portugal. Wolfgang Nocke lives as a painter and illustrator in Gelsenkirchen.
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