The Nightingale
1898
First Published
3.98
Average Rating
30
Number of Pages
Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him.
Avg Rating
3.98
Number of Ratings
40
5 STARS
35%
4 STARS
38%
3 STARS
23%
2 STARS
0%
1 STARS
5%
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Author
Lisbeth Zwerger
Author · 11 books
Lisbeth Zwerger is an Austrian illustrator of children's books. For her "lasting contribution to children's literature" she received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1990. Born in Vienna in 1954, she studied at the local Applied Arts Academy from 1971 to 1974. Since the publication of her first illustrated book in 1977, she has worked as a freelance picture book illustrator specializing in fairy tales.
