The Little Snake -

A.L. Kennedy

Canongate Books

2018

144 páginas

4h 48m

ISBN-13: 9781786893864

This is the story of Mary, a young girl born in a beautiful city full of rose gardens and fluttering kites. When she is still very small, Mary meets Lanmo, a shining golden snake, who becomes her very best friend.

The snake visits Mary many times, he sees her city change, become sadder as bombs drop and war creeps in. He sees Mary and her family leave their home, he sees her grow up and he sees her fall in love. But Lanmo knows that the day will come when he can no longer visit Mary, when his destiny will break them apart, and he wonders whether having a friend can possibly be worth the pain of knowing you will lose them.

From one of Britain's most gifted and celebrated writers, The Little Snake is a magical and deeply moving fable about the journey we all take through life, about love and family, about war and resilience, about how we live in this world, and how we leave it.

Resenhas (1)

4 (Muito bom)

Extraordinário.

Esse livro me lembrou muito O Pequeno Príncipe (se você gostou de O Pequeno Príncipe, já fica a dica). Vemos Lanmo, uma serpente cuja tarefa é encontrar os humanos que estão no final de suas vidas e então dar um fim definitivo a eles. A visão de Lanmo sobre os humanos muda quando conhece Mary, e a partir daí começa o desenrolar de uma amizade de anos. Amei a maneira que o autor usou essa fábula para repreender, pois chega a ser engraçado. A escrita e as colocações... Mesmo sendo um livro curto, foi uma das melhores leituras que tive esse ano.

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