{"product_id":"the-wonderful-adventure-of-nils-holgersson-isbn-9780241206096","title":"The Wonderful Adventure of Nils Holgersson","description":"\u003cb\u003eScandinavia’s best-loved children’s classic, from the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Penguin Classic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNils Holgersson is a naughty boy who tortures animals and never listens to his parents—until one day he wakes up as an elf. Deeply puzzled by his new status, he climbs on a gander’s back and flies away with him, joining a flock of wild geese. As he is carried around Sweden, Nils learns everything about birds, animals, his country and good behavior. Incredibly charming and poignant, \u003ci\u003eThe Wonderful Adventure of Nils Holgersson\u003c\/i\u003e is a timeless classic loved by generations of children around the world.\u003cb\u003eBy the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A masterpiece . . . It showed me that a book could be an adventure.” \u003cb\u003e—Gary Shteyngart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A childhood favorite.” \u003cb\u003e—Philip Gourevitch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Among women novelists of great talent or genius, none, in my opinion, is to be placed higher than Selma Lagerlöf.” \u003cb\u003e—Marguerite Yourcenar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Every book of this great storyteller keeps on bringing us astonishing examples of her art . . . No one in Europe can tell tales so unforgettably.” \u003cb\u003e—Hermann Hesse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelma Lagerlöf\u003c\/b\u003e (1858–1940) was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1909. Her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Saga of Gösta Berling\u003c\/i\u003e is also available in Penguin Classics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul Norlen\u003c\/b\u003e (translator) has translated Selma Lagerlöf's \u003ci\u003eThe Saga of Gösta Berling\u003c\/i\u003e for Penguin Classics. He was awarded the American-Scandinavian Foundation Translation Prize in 2004 and lives in Seattle.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301908369637,"sku":"NP9780241206096","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780241206096.jpg?v=1767742290","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-wonderful-adventure-of-nils-holgersson-isbn-9780241206096","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}