 |  | Gert Loschütz – On the Pear Tree Meadow
young adult, new title
children’s verses, with coloured drawings by Philip Waechter
96pp (5,900 words)
The witches Luzi, Heta and Vera are keeping their eyes on two small boys, brothers who have strayed onto the Pear Tree Meadow with their hobby-horses. Whereas one brother goes riding on, the other finds himself involved in a strange game. Like the hero in the fairy tale he must fulfil a task and bring the wood carver at the edge of the meadow a pear tree bough. The wood carver makes little horses out of the wood and then breathes life into them. The story takes place in the space of a single night, and yet years seem to have passed by the time the brothers see each other again.
AUF DER BIRNBAUMWIESE is a miraculous work full of wit and imagination for both adults and children. A story about separation and reunion, about the beauty of nature and of art, a gently rhythmical dream fable.
Award-winning illustrator Philip Waechter, who is equally popular with children as he is with adults, has contributed his signature drawings.
»A book that shares in the art of the great clowns, able to arouse blissful astonishment in both adults and children.«
Die ZEIT (on DAS PFENNIG-MAL by Gert Loschütz)
About the author
Gert Loschütz, born 1946 in Genthin (Saxony-Anhalt), has been a full-time writer since 1970, also working for the theatre and for radio. He has been awarded numerous prizes and stipends.
In addition to his highly-praised novels such as FLUCHT (Flight), DUNKLE GESELLSCHAFT (Dubious Company) and DIE BEDROHUNG (The Threat) he has published a story collection and books for children. Gert Loschütz lives with his family in Berlin.
Philip Waechter, born 1968 in Frankfurt am Main, studied Communication Design. He has worked for a number of publishers and received the Prize of the Book-Art Foundation in the section for books for children and young people. Philip Waechter lives as a freelance graphic artist and illustrator in Frankfurt am Main. |
