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Pieter Grashoff

    This author is primarily known for his extensive works for children, often created in collaboration with his wife under a shared pseudonym. His prolific output includes over two hundred books, selling more than six million copies. In addition to his original works, he also completed numerous translations, particularly from German, and his literary legacy is still valued today for its popularity and scope.

    Liefde in de Stille Zuidzee
    Van Vestdijk tot Vinkenoog
    De nacht van de zwarte tovenaar
    Basje Best
    Mannen zonder gezicht
    Winnetou
    • De nacht van de zwarte tovenaar

      • 185 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Als een succesvol zakenman hoort dat zijn zoontje ongeneeslijk ziek is, verkoopt hij zijn aardse bezittingen en gaat met zijn gezin op zoek naar een paradijselijk geluk.

      De nacht van de zwarte tovenaar1982
    • Basje Best

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Wat heerlijk als je eerst met oom en tante met vakantie gaat en leert zwemmen en je mag daarna ook nog kamperen met je vriendjes!

      Basje Best1980
    • Mannen zonder gezicht

      • 347 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      In een speciale kliniek worden mannen die tijdens de oorlog door ernstige gelaatsverwondingen zijn verminkt, verpleegd met als doel hen weer aan de maatschappij te laten deelnemen.

      Mannen zonder gezicht1979
    • Winnetou

      • 120 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Karl May's most popular work originally published in 1892 and influenced by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Winnetou is the story of a young Apache chief told by his white friend and blood-brother Old Shatterhand. The action takes place in the U.S. Southwest, in the latter half of the 1800s, where the Indian way of life is threatened by the first transcontinental railroad. Winnetou, the only Native Indian chief who could have united the various rival tribes to reach a settlement with the whites, is murdered. His tragic death foreshadows the death of his people. May's central theme here, as in much of his work, is the relationship between aggression, racism, and religious intolerance.

      Winnetou1976
    • Liefde in de Stille Zuidzee

      • 261 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      Quando uma garrafa com uma mensagem surge numa praia alemã, todos julgam que só pode tratar-se de uma brincadeira. A mensagem, escrita por um tal Werner Bäcker, diz que, após uma violenta tempestade, ele sobreviveu numa ilha perdida do Pacífico. E precisa de ajuda. Mas a história de Werner está longe de ser uma brincadeira. Perdeu a mulher e os três filhos num mar enraivecido e, embora a princípio apenas desejasse a morte, a vontade de viver prevaleceu. Agarrando-se à vida com todas as fibras do seu corpo e tendo como única companhia um albatroz, Werner aprende a viver sozinho e a amar a sua ilha. O destino reserva-lhe contudo mais surpresas. Quando toda a esperança de regressar ao mundo dos homens desaparece do seu coração, eis que surgem sobreviventes de um naufrágio, um outro homem e uma mulher. Os seus novos companheiros trazem para a ilha segredos desconcertantes. Conseguirá Werner lidar com os sentimentos que se geram e que mudarão uma vez mais, a sua vida para sempre?

      Liefde in de Stille Zuidzee1972