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Eye of the Wolf (Paperback)

by Daniel Pennac (Author)
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Product details

  • Paperback: 112 pages
  • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd (2 Dec 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0744590108
  • ISBN-13: 978-0744590104
  • Product Dimensions: 18.6 x 15.4 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 53,900 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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  • Other Editions: Hardcover  |  All Editions


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Review
A slight French import goes heavy on symbolism but light on story. A one-eyed wolf paces his cage day after day, ignoring everything outside of it, until he finds himself in a stare-off with a boy. In the way of magical realism, the two characters trade life stories, each by looking the other in the eye. Africa, the boy, sees Blue Wolf as he grows up in Alaska, living fairly idyllically with his brothers and sister until his capture and subsequent imprisonment in a series of zoos. Then Blue Wolf stares Africa in the eye, seeing the orphan grow up, first in Yellow Africa, then Gray Africa, then Green Africa, and finally the Other World, where they meet. Africa himself is a fey child, a storyteller who can make friends out of sworn enemies and whose mystical rapport with animals makes him a healer of sorts. It is his gaze that heals the wolf in the end, bringing together Alask