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Biography of a Fly

by Jaap Robben (Author), Paul Faassen (Illustrator), David Doherty (Translator)

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Literary gift book for book lovers from 9–99 years old

Beautifully designed, cloth-bound, embossed cover, belly band – collector’s item

Illustrated with 32 striking illustrations in black and ice blue

Small, gifty trim size 4.8 x 6.85 in, hardcover, 64 pages

By Jaap Robben, author of You Have Me to Love and of International Booker Prize–longlisted novel Summer Brother

Jaap Robben is a very lovable and charming author, who speaks flawless English and who loves to travel to promote his work. In 2018 we toured him around several festivals in the US. Vancouver Writers Fest fell in love with him and invited him again in 2021

In an inimitable style, Jaap Robben tells the story of a fly, from the moment it enters the world as a larva right up to its deathbed

Biography of a Fly is a humorous philosophical story of discovery, friendship and transience, for readers of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy and Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach. It is a comforting and uplifting take on the value of life, however short it may be

“A fly isn’t born; a fly wakes up somewhere in the middle of its life.” This is just one of the wonderful sentences from this brilliant Biography of a Fly

Originally told via a series of posters and billboards displayed throughout various cities in the Netherlands and the UK, including at the Sheffield Literature Festival, who made a walking tour from poster to poster part of the festival program

The Dutch edition was a bestseller and bookseller’s favorite with great media coverage

The French edition has an initial printrun of 20,000 copies

Published in the UK in September 2021, 1000 copies sold already & media coverage

Adorable trailer, please watch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC7tMwU2omM

The book will be turned into an animated film

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DRM Protected

Publication date

September 06, 2022

Publisher

World Editions

Language

English

EPUB ISBN

9781642861433

Paper ISBN

9781642861242

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13 MB

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