Biography of a Fly
By Jaap Robben
2021
First Published
4.15
Average Rating
64
Number of Pages
For readers of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse comes a beautifully illustrated philosophical book on the value of friendship and life, told from the perspective of a fly, and a gift book for all ages. What if you were thrown into existence in the middle of your life, with numbered days left ahead of you? Would you see the world in the same way? In his inimitable style, Jaap Robben answers these questions through the unexpectedly witty lens of a fly, from the moment it enters the world as a larva right up to its deathbed. Watch this humble fly throw himself into life and his unlikely friendships with gusto, however short that life may be. Irresistibly charming, funny, and sprinkled with entomological details, this is a moving tale for any stage of life, about how we are all ultimately alone, and yet also together.
Avg Rating
4.15
Number of Ratings
295
5 STARS
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3 STARS
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Author
Jaap Robben
Author · 8 books
Jaap Robben (1984) is a poet, playwright, performer, and acclaimed children’s author. 'You Have Me to Love' (Birk), his first novel for adults, has received international glowing reviews and is the winner of the 2014 Dutch Booksellers Award, the Dioraphte Prize, and the ANV Award for best Dutch debut. To date, the novel has sold over 50,000 copies in the Netherlands and is available in ten languages. 'You Have Me to Love' is currently being adapted into an English-language film. Robben was chosen as one of the featured debut authors at the 2018 Brooklyn Book Festival. His second novel 'Summer Brother' (Zomervacht), also a bestseller in The Netherlands, will be published in English in February 2021.
