Anna and the King of Siam -

Margaret Landon, Anna Harriette Leonowens

Harper Perennial

1987

395 páginas

13h 10m

ISBN-13: 9780060954888

A novelização dos diários de Anna Leonowens, que em 1860, mudou-se para o Sião para instruír e ocidentalizar os inúmeros filhos do Rei Mongkut. Esse livro já rendeu três excelentes adaptações para o cinema, um maravilhoso musical da Broadway e até uma seriado para a TV , nos anos 1970.
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"(...) Weaving meticulously researched facts with beautifully imagined scenes, Margret Landon recreates an unforgettable portrait of life in a forgotten extotic land. Written more than fifty years ago, and translated into dozens of languages, Anna and the King of Siam (the inspiration for the magical play and film The King and I)continues to delight and enchant readers around the World."

"An enchanting book. The author wears her scholarship with grace, and the amazing story she has to tell is recounted with humor and understanding. And what a story it is!" -- "Atlantic Monthly"An invitig escape into an unfamiliar, exotic past. Ms. Landon's is one calculated to transport us instantly."-- "New York Times.

[About the Author]: Margaret Landon first became interested in Anna Leonowens' story, when a friend recommended to her The English Governess at the Siamese Court which was published in 1870. Fascinated with the story and its potential, she contacted one of Anna's grandchildren, and in 1941 began to seriously research writing an updated (and vastly more entertaining) version of the book. Anna and the King is the product of her efforts.