
Novel • Literature for children
An adventure novel for young adults by Polish Nobel Prize winner Henryk Sienkiewicz, set in exotic 19th-century Africa. The work, translated into many languages, follows the adventures of a boy, Staś Tarkowski, and a girl, Nel Rawlison.
The story begins in Egypt, where Staś (14) and Nel (8) are kidnapped by followers of the Sudanese rebel Mahdi, who want to use the children as bargaining chips. The kidnappers lead Staś and Nel through the harsh deserts of Sudan and the jungles of East Africa. Staś, intelligent and brave, takes responsibility for their survival. With the help of his faithful African friends, Kali and Meja, as w...
Mladost, 1971.Hardcover.