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{"authorDescription":"Text by René Goscinny, with illustrations by Jean-Jacques Sempé","bookshot2d":null,"bookshot3d":null,"bookshot3dSquare":null,"categories":[],"date":"","editionId":11547,"guid":"bbb68e07-2d3b-4cfe-a2f0-97861ad778d5","images":[],"markets":{"AUD":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"24.95","show":false},"CAD":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"24.95","show":false},"EUR":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"19.95","show":false},"GBP":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"12.95","show":false},"TEST":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"0.00","show":false},"USD":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"19.95","show":false}},"related":[],"sku":"9780714844824","source":"BOOKs","specifications":{"binding":"Hardback","colIlls":"0","extent":"132","language":"English","lenInch":"8 3/8","lenMm":"214","weightKilo":"0.41","widthInch":"5 3/4","widthMm":"145"},"status":false,"subtitle":" ","title":"Nicholas","uri":"","webAuthorDescription":"\u003cp\u003eRené Goscinny (1926-77), born in Paris, lived most of his early years in Buenos Aires and New York. He returned to France in the 1950s where he met Jean-Jacques Sempé and together they created the character of Nicholas, the famous schoolboy. He later worked with Albert Uderzo on making the adventures of \u003ci\u003eAsterix the Gaul\u003c/i\u003e. A prolific and internationally successful children's author, he is also the creator of \u003ci\u003eLucky Luke\u003c/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDingodossiers\u003c/i\u003e, among others. He received Césars repeatedly for his numerous animated cartoons. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean-Jacques Sempé (b.1932), expelled from school for bad behaviour, enjoyed a vast range of jobs including winebroker and supervisor at children's holiday camps. His world-renowned illustrations and cartoons are featured on the covers of the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c/i\u003e magazine and amuse the readers of \u003ci\u003eParis Match\u003c/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eFigaro Littéraire\u003c/i\u003e on a weekly basis. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthea Bellwas awarded the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the Helen and Kurt Wolff Prize (USA) in 2002 for her translation of W.G. Sebald's \u003ci\u003eAusterlitz\u003c/i\u003e. Her many works of translation from French and German (for which she has received several other awards) include the \u003ci\u003eNicholas\u003c/i\u003e books and, with Derek Hockridge, the entire \u003ci\u003eAsterix the Gaul\u003c/i\u003e saga by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo.\u003c/p\u003e","webDescription":"","webKeywords":"","webLongDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicholas\u003c/i\u003e is the first in a series of five books, that bring to life the day-to-day adventures of a young school boy - amusing, endearing and always in trouble. An only child, Nicholas appears older at school than he does at home; his touchingly naive reactions to different situations cut through the preconceptions of adults to result in a formidable sequence of escapades. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first book in the series contains a collection of 19 individual stories in which, despite trying to be good, Nicholas and his friends always seem to end up in some sort of mischief. In the school room, at home and in the playground, their exuberance often takes over and the results are calamitous - at least for their teachers and parents. Whether confusing the photographer hired to take the class picture, rescuing a 'stray' dog, or trying desperately to help the teacher when the school inspector pays a visit, Nicholas always manages to make matters worse. This hilarious and heart-warming book will ignite laughter in children and adults alike. These stories of Nicholas' cureless antics blend a wonderfully imaginative sense of humour with a refreshing take on life, to leave a lingering aftertaste of ageless romantic charm in any reader.\u003c/p\u003e","webReviews":"'Lovable, naïve and very French, Nicholas is timeless.'\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003e The Guardian\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e'illustrated with diabolic humour by Jean Jacques Sempé … a series of subversive stories about a little French boy which has captivated readers since the Sixties.'\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003e Evening Standard\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e'a chic and sturdily childproof new English edition, translated in ebullient vernacular by Anthea Bell'\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003e The Spectator\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e'hilarious and timeless anecdotes that will have readers giggling.'\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003e School Library Journal\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e'...Liberally endowed with Sempe's tiny, comic cartoon figures, these whimsical mini-adventures will captivate readers...'\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003e Kirkus Reviews\u003c/em\u003e","webShortDescription":"UK edition. The day-to-day adventures of an amusing, endearing young school boy."}