Oscuro

by Jon Berkeley, Gerald Jung (Translator), Katharina Orgaß (Translator)

Das Leben des Waisenjungen Miles ändert sich für immer, als der unheimliche Zirkus Oscuro bei Nacht und Nebel seine Zelte in der Stadt aufschlägt - im Gepäck: ein furchterregendes Biest, ein sprechender Tiger und das Engelsmädchen Little, das der skrupellose Zirkusdirektor gefangen hält. Miles gelingt es, Little zu befreien. Doch damit nimmt das Abenteuer erst seinen Anfang. Ihr Weg führt die beiden zum "Palast des Lachens". Ein höchst gefährlicher Ort ...

400 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2011

About the author

Jon Berkeley was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland and says he went to a school where "you were only allowed go to the bathroom if you asked in Irish." His love of art led him to study at the National College of Art and Design. From there he went to work as an illustrator in Hong Kong, Barcelona, London and Sydney.

Jon worked as an illustrator for twenty years before turning his hand to writing. He wrote Chopsticks in 2004, a story about the friendship between a mouse and a dragon, and his first novel, The Palace of Laughter, is in bookshops now! Jon currently lives in Spain with his wife and their five kids, five cats and a "small colony of stick insects."

Reviews

[Josef Bartok · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5

Good for everyone who sometimes needs a magical children's book after reading too complicated stuff
I liked the story, the characters, so all in all a nice experience even if the writing style was very childish