Nothing has been both banned and lauded. Janne Teller responds to the banning of her book here. Due to Nothing's popularity, it has been translated into many different languages with various international covers. 'Nothing' is a novel that has more in common with 'The Lord of the Flyes' that with more modern young adult literature. It asks very difficult, but important questions, and it doesn't shy away from exploring the implications of the answers/5(). Nothing – Janne Teller I firmly believe that there are concepts and experiences far too difficult to put into words; this is not to say they cannot be put into stories. Words are the first level of language and are sufficient for communicating simple ideas, but to consider anything complex we need to move into metaphors, into parables and into stories/5.
Janne Teller was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and has written several award-winning novels that have been translated into a number of bltadwin.rug is the winner of the prestigious Best Children's Book Award from the Danish Cultural Ministry and is also a Printz Award Honor Book in the United States. Janne lives in New York City and Denmark. Nothing Summary. Nothing opens with Danish 7th grader Pierre Anthon's words to his classmates on the first day of school: "Nothing matters.I have known that for a long time. So nothing is worth doing. I just realized that." Which is to say: don't be hoping for a happy ending, because you're not going to get one in this book. Janne Teller's Nothing is a full meal deal. I have not been able to stop talking about it since I read it (twice) before writing this review. Nothing is ready-made for book club or classroom discussions, and it's guaranteed to provide (forgive me) food for thought long after you have finished reading.
Nothing / Janne Teller; translated by Martin Aitken. — 1st ed. p. cm. Danish Cultural Ministry Prize for best children’s/youth book of Le Prix Libbylit Summary: When thirteen-year-old Pierre Anthon leaves school to sit in a plum tree and train for becoming part of nothing, his seventh grade classmates set out on a desperate quest for the meaning of life. Nothing – Janne Teller I firmly believe that there are concepts and experiences far too difficult to put into words; this is not to say they cannot be put into stories. Words are the first level of language and are sufficient for communicating simple ideas, but to consider anything complex we need to move into metaphors, into parables and into stories. Nothing is a book which marks the spirit forever. It deserves to be read and reread many times to fully perceive the numerous reflections that it offers, and which are all interesting. The hat off for Janne Teller for the theme of her story and for her style of writing. They are both remarkable! NRK, Kultur, Norway.
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