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Pelle Svanslös #4
Pelle No-Tail Pulls Through
It’s time to sing! When Måns asks Pelle to sing a song at the Big Swing Fair, Pelle is pleased. Maybe Måns has decided to be his friend? But, as always, Måns has something else in mind. What tricky things is he planning? Can Pelle stand up for himself? Find out in this fun-filled tale featuring holiday adventures, trolls, spies and, of course, Pelle – Sweden’s favourite cat. Parents and children alike will adore these charming, classic books, now translated into English for the very first time.
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First published January 1, 1942
About the author
Gösta Knutsson
73 books9 followersGösta Lars August Knutsson (original surname Johansson; 12 October 1908, Stockholm – 4 April 1973) was a Swedish radio producer and writer of a popular series of children's books about the cat Pelle Svanslös.
Gösta Knutsson was born in a middle-class family in Stockholm and came to the University of Uppsala as a student, remaining in Uppsala for the rest of his life. After completing an M.A. degree, he was curator (chairman) of the Stockholm Nation and later chairman of the Uppsala Student Union (1936–1938). He was also editor of the student union paper Ergo 1940-42. During his time as student union chairman, he was also employed as head of the Uppsala office of the Swedish National Radio and remained there from 1936 until 1969. As such he introduced the quiz show in Sweden, with the first one recruiting the two teams from two of the student nations in Uppsala.
Knutsson is most remembered for his series of children's books about Pelle Svanslös, "Peter No-Tail", a good-hearted and often naïve cat whose tail had been bitten off by a rat when he was a kitten. The books contain a number of other cats such as Pelle's darling Maja Gräddnos ("Mary Cream-nose") or his adversary, the bully Elaka Måns ("Mean Magnus"), who never forgets reminding Pelle of his lack of a tail, and Måns' two followers Bill and Bull, who tend to repeat everything Måns says in fragmentary and garbled form. The anthropomorphic cats mostly live in the area around the cathedral and the university in Uppsala, seen from a somewhat feline perspective.
Knutsson has said that the tailless cat Pelle was based on a real cat he had himself known for a summer in his childhood, but also that the cat was his own alter ego. Maja Gräddnos is supposedly based on his own wife Erna. Måns is generically evil with elements fetched from Hitler and Mussolini. The other cats were all caricatures of people among Knutsson's own circle of friends and acquaintances in Uppsala.
Pelle Svanslös made his public debut in a story told by Knutsson on radio in 1937, with the first book appearing in 1939. The Pelle Svanslös books have been reprinted in Swedish many times and have also been translated to Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, German, Latvian, and Polish.
Gösta Knutsson was born in a middle-class family in Stockholm and came to the University of Uppsala as a student, remaining in Uppsala for the rest of his life. After completing an M.A. degree, he was curator (chairman) of the Stockholm Nation and later chairman of the Uppsala Student Union (1936–1938). He was also editor of the student union paper Ergo 1940-42. During his time as student union chairman, he was also employed as head of the Uppsala office of the Swedish National Radio and remained there from 1936 until 1969. As such he introduced the quiz show in Sweden, with the first one recruiting the two teams from two of the student nations in Uppsala.
Knutsson is most remembered for his series of children's books about Pelle Svanslös, "Peter No-Tail", a good-hearted and often naïve cat whose tail had been bitten off by a rat when he was a kitten. The books contain a number of other cats such as Pelle's darling Maja Gräddnos ("Mary Cream-nose") or his adversary, the bully Elaka Måns ("Mean Magnus"), who never forgets reminding Pelle of his lack of a tail, and Måns' two followers Bill and Bull, who tend to repeat everything Måns says in fragmentary and garbled form. The anthropomorphic cats mostly live in the area around the cathedral and the university in Uppsala, seen from a somewhat feline perspective.
Knutsson has said that the tailless cat Pelle was based on a real cat he had himself known for a summer in his childhood, but also that the cat was his own alter ego. Maja Gräddnos is supposedly based on his own wife Erna. Måns is generically evil with elements fetched from Hitler and Mussolini. The other cats were all caricatures of people among Knutsson's own circle of friends and acquaintances in Uppsala.
Pelle Svanslös made his public debut in a story told by Knutsson on radio in 1937, with the first book appearing in 1939. The Pelle Svanslös books have been reprinted in Swedish many times and have also been translated to Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, German, Latvian, and Polish.
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January 6, 2020
Pekka Töpöhäntä pääsee pälkähästä on kokoelma klassisia opetustarinoita, joissa aina vaan kiltti Pekka ajautuu Monnin petkutuksiin, Monni saa maistaa omaa lääkettään, eikä Pekka silti koskaan kosta, suutu, kerskaile tai edes ota osaa kun muut rankaisevat Monnia.
Tarinoissa on vähän hassu moraalinen pohja, ja päähenkilöitä lukuunottamatta kaikki kylän kissat ovat valmiita hyökkäämään joukolla kenen tahansa yksittäisen raukan kimppuun, haukkumaan poikkeavia ja nauramaan nöyryytetyille, useimmiten siis Monnin ehdotuksesta hännättömälle Pekalle. Toisaalta kaikki myös kääntävät kelkkansa ja ovat valmiita nöyryyttämään kiusaamisjehua kuin sormia napsauttamalla, mutta se vaatii yleensä jonkin odottamattoman tapahtuman, kuten vaikkapa sen että rapu puree tätä hännästä tai taivaalta tipahtaa jääpuikko. Pahantekijä saa "paljastuttuaan"(?) kärsiä ilkeydestään yleensä väkivaltaisesti, kun Pekan kiusaamiseen suostuneet hyökkäävät joukolla uuden uhrin kimppuun, ja tosiaan, silti kymmenien kiusaamistarinoidenkin jälkeen pyhimyksen kaltainen Pekka jaksaa olla aina vain nöyrä, kiltti ja anteeksiantavainen. En välttämättä lukisi näistä lapsille kuin hyvin muutaman, tarkasti valikoidun tarinan.
Tarinoissa on vähän hassu moraalinen pohja, ja päähenkilöitä lukuunottamatta kaikki kylän kissat ovat valmiita hyökkäämään joukolla kenen tahansa yksittäisen raukan kimppuun, haukkumaan poikkeavia ja nauramaan nöyryytetyille, useimmiten siis Monnin ehdotuksesta hännättömälle Pekalle. Toisaalta kaikki myös kääntävät kelkkansa ja ovat valmiita nöyryyttämään kiusaamisjehua kuin sormia napsauttamalla, mutta se vaatii yleensä jonkin odottamattoman tapahtuman, kuten vaikkapa sen että rapu puree tätä hännästä tai taivaalta tipahtaa jääpuikko. Pahantekijä saa "paljastuttuaan"(?) kärsiä ilkeydestään yleensä väkivaltaisesti, kun Pekan kiusaamiseen suostuneet hyökkäävät joukolla uuden uhrin kimppuun, ja tosiaan, silti kymmenien kiusaamistarinoidenkin jälkeen pyhimyksen kaltainen Pekka jaksaa olla aina vain nöyrä, kiltti ja anteeksiantavainen. En välttämättä lukisi näistä lapsille kuin hyvin muutaman, tarkasti valikoidun tarinan.
June 30, 2023
Свінг, тролі, риболовля на берЕзі і на хвости, Гулівер і Котоліліпутія, трохи шпигунства та несподівана зустріч зі старою знайомою. І звісно ж заздрісний лихий Монс. Ще трохи пригод в житті Пелле.
Читала українське видання:
Пелле Безхвостий - Молодець
Видавництво: Юніверс
112 сторінок
ISBN 966-8118-43-X
Читала українське видання:
Пелле Безхвостий - Молодець
Видавництво: Юніверс
112 сторінок
ISBN 966-8118-43-X
November 6, 2019
"Bra", tyckte sonen, 4,5 år.
Bra högläsningsbok.
Bra högläsningsbok.
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