Ildfuglen

by Annika Thor, Eva Glistrup (Translator)

14-årige tyske Mathias er i lære hos hanse-købmændene i Bergen i 1470'erne. Han bliver ven med Simon, og de sværger hinanden troskab. Men Mathias svigter Simon, og det får katastrofale følger

Genres: Historical Fiction

150 pages, Paperback

First published June 8, 2000

About the author

Annika Thor grew up in a Jewish family in Gothenburg, Sweden, in the 1950s and 60s. She started work as a librarian and then went on to work as a film and television critic, and finally dedicated herself to writing books, plays, and screenplays for young people. She is one of Sweden’s best known authors for young people. Her books have been translated into many languages and have won many prizes.

Reviews

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's is a fast-paced book about the fourteen-year-old Mathias who had to leave his village to work as an apprentice for a businessman in Bergen. There a unique friendship develops between him and another apprentice named Simon. Together they master everyday life, characterized by hard physical work, physical abuse and other adversities.
And slowly, a stronger feeling of affection for Simon developed. Nevertheless, I wished to see their relationship more deepened to learn more about their feelings and past. The same applies to the other characters, about whom little in-depth information has been obtained.
Still, I enjoyed reading this book more than I thought at the beginning.

[Karen Margrethe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mig anno 2002: Sørgelig, men godt fortalt og spændende