The Letter for the King
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The Letter for the King (Dutch: De brief voor de koning, pronounced [də ˈbrifoːr də ˈkoːnɪŋ]) is a book by the Dutch writer Tonke Dragt, first published in 1962. Proceeding, The Secrets of the Wild Wood (Dutch: Geheim van het Wilde Woud), was published in 1965, and a collection of follow-up short stories, The Dangerous Window and other stories (Dutch: Het Gevaarlijke Venster en andere verhalen), in 1979. De brief voor de koning was chosen as the best Dutch youth book of the latter half of the 20th century.
Author | Tonke Dragt |
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Original title | De brief voor de koning |
Translator | Laura Watkinson |
Illustrator | Tonke Dragt |
Cover artist | Tonke Dragt (original) |
Country | Netherlands |
Language | Dutch |
Subject | Knight-errant |
Genre | Fantasy Adventure |
Set in | Middle Ages |
Publisher | Leopold, Pushkin Press |
Publication date | 1962 |
Published in English | 2013 |
Pages | 339 |
Awards | Kinderboek van het Jaar 1963 |
Followed by | The Secrets of the Wild Wood |
The book has been translated in Danish, English, German, Russian, Greek, Estonian, French, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Czech, Spanish and Catalan.