Wilhelms Reise (Anke Bär)

The scene is Bremerhaven, the year is 1872. Fleeing the squalor and crippling poverty of his home village, young William embarks the Columbia bound for America. Among his few belongings is a sketch-book to which he commits his various observations on board the ship: the hard work of the sailors, daily tribulations such as vermin or the friction due to overcrowding 'tween-decks, rough seas and dead calm. On a brighter note, there are pleasant scenes such as children playing or the nocturnal phenomenon of marine phosphorescence. At last the big day has arrived: The Columbia berths at the Port of New York!

Anke Bär studierte in Hildesheim Kulturwissenschaften und Ästhetische Praxis. Heute lebt sie als freischaffende Illustratorin in Bremen. Wilhelms Reise, ihr Debüt auf dem Buchmarkt, und Endres der Kaufmannssohn waren für den Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis nominiert.

Buch (Hardcover), Deutsch, 64 Seiten