Tim Thaler, or Sold Laughter
19.99 €
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Tim Thaler, or Sold Laughter
19.99 €
To change his life in an instant... To forget all the troubles, to cope with the trials - and to rush to happiness on the shortest and easiest way... This is the dream of the orphan Tim Thaler. He can't bear to live with his stepmother and mean stepbrother. And only Sunday trips to the racetrack brighten up the hero's everyday life. It is there, in the most desperate mood, the fourteen-year-old hero and meets Baron Tröch, who offers a magical salvation from all troubles. Tim Thaler will win any bet - if he agrees to a symbolic exchange: the boy only needs to give Tröch his laughter - only a real fool would refuse such a deal!... James Crews' story "Tim Thaler, or Sold Laughter", written in 1962, has long been a classic of teenage literature. Its 1981 Soviet film adaptation is still beloved by many Russian-speaking viewers. This children's Faust captivates with its fascinating plot and unique atmosphere: the book, set at the turn of the 1920s and 1930s in Germany, is imbued with a sense of catastrophe looming over Europe and the idea that even in this situation every person has the right to smile and the chance to be happy. The reissue is decorated with illustrations by Nika Goltz, familiar from childhood to Russian readers of several generations. However, some of the artist's works will be seen for the first time even by Tim Thaler's most devoted fans. For readers who have not yet had time to discover this text, the foreword by Alexei Kopeikin will help,
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