Irmgard Kramer
At the End of the World I Met Noah
14+,
27/07/2015
352 Pages, 15.0 x 22.0 cm
ISBN 978-3-7855-8127-8
Hardcover
17,95 € (D)
18,50 € (A)
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Rights sold:
Polish, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish (North and South America)
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Marlene follows a mysterious red suitcase and soon finds herself plunged into the isolated world of Villa Morris. Its only inhabitants are a young man called Noah, a nun, a cook and a gardener. They avoid all contact with the outside world, because whenever Noah makes the trip to the nearest town he falls seriously ill. But Marlene can’t shake the feeling that Noah is being kept prisoner, and when the two fall in love, Noah asks her to run away with him – he believes he is being poisoned. Noah does indeed get better and better the further away they get from the Villa. But as Noah’s health improves, Marlene’s worsens. She grows increasingly weak and eventually collapses.
Marlene wakes up in hospital to discover that everything that happened at the Villa was just a dream – she has been in a coma for the past week following a heart transplant. But does Noah really only exist in Marlene’s dreams?• A complex, multi-layered book with a completely unexpected ending
• Written with great sensitivity and suspense by Irmgard Kramer, this love story has a serious undertone which the reader senses throughout the book but does not fully grasp until the end
• The author plays expertly with dark forebodings, strange locations and enigmatic protagonistsAwarded:
Honours List 2016 of the Austrian Children's and Youth Book Award
Shortlist for DeLia Literature Award 2016
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Irmgard Kramer
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Irmgard Kramer was born in 1969 in Vorarlberg and grew up in an old house that felt alive. After nineteen years of being a primary school teacher, she threw away her chalks and now lives as a freelance author among mountains, cows and cheeses in Bregenzerwald. She writes stories for young and ...
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“Gripping, touching, highly recommended.” (BuchMarkt)
“With the fantastic stories about the wayward house of ‘Sunny Valentine’, Irmgard Kramer conquered children’s hearts. Now, her first YA novel was published and she wins praise and success with good reason.” (Buchkultur)
Awarded:
‘Austrian Award for Children’s & Youth Literature’ 2016 (Honour Book)
Shortlist ‘DeLiA Literature Award’ 2016
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