Rasmus and the Vagabond

by Astrid Lindgren

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After running away from the orphanage, nine-year-old Rasmus finds the outside world cold and unfriendly until he meets "Paradise Oscar" who helps him find a new home.

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Both excitingly dramatic and sentimental. With a wholly satisfactory, if implausible, ending. I would have read it a couple of times when I was young, but it would not have been one of my favorites. Though an older book, it holds up just fine as a sort of timeless fable.

I especially appreciate that the mistress of the orphanage is penurious and strict, but not wicked.
Children will eat up this adventure, as they imagine themselves as Rasmus, the runaway orphan. After he escapes the orphanage and "The Hawk" he encounters a tramp. Thankfully, this is the nicest tramp in the world and the two get along famously. Rasmus becomes dedicated to Oscar, God's favorite tramp, and the two pass their time singing or working for food. Things don't stay rosy for long though. The two encounter some masked robbers and the bad guys attempt to put the blame for the stolen goods on the tramps. Oscar and Rasmus must act quickly if they're going to save their reputation and stay out of jail! Rasmus never dreamed that leaving the orphanage would open such a world of adventure and mystery.

Rasmus and the Vagabond is a tale show more that will delight children, they will identify with Rasmus and his musings and will long for adventure on the road. Any fan of Pippi Longstocking will fall in love with this story, written by the same author. A quick read for all ages with great ink drawings dispersed throughout the story.

I received this book for free from Handlebar Publishing in return for my honest, unbiased review.
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В повести "Расмус-бродяга" рассказывается о судьбоносных событиях в жизни девятилетнего мальчика, круглого сироты. Когда в приюте становится совсем невыносимо, он бежит куда глаза глядят. Во время своих скитаний Расмус знакомится с бродягой Оскаром. Впереди их ждут опасные приключения, которые, к счастью, закончатся благополучно. За эту книгу знаменитая Астрид Линдгрен получила почётную медаль show more Х.К.Андерсена. Для среднего школьного возраста. show less
Det bästa luffaräventyret någonsin.
Om man kan anklaga Astrid Lindgren för att ibland vara lite väl romantiserande när hon skildrar det Sverige som en gång var, så gäller det knappast i Rasmus på luffen. Även om barnhemmet Rasmus startar berättelsen i kanske inte är något direkt helvete, så är det knappast heller en speciellt trevlig tillvaro; även om den sorts fördomar som styr polisens agerande från början kanske lever kvar i andra former än idag så ursäktar den inte att en luffare inte skulle ha en chans när hans ord stod mot två välklädda besökares; och även om livet som luffare är väl idylliserat så väntar ändå vid vägs ände Martina, torparstugan och slitet, förvisso till dels övermålat med färger hämtade från bullerbyn, men show more ändå knappast riktigt lika bekymmerslöst.

Naturligtvis är slutet lyckligt – fattas bara annat! Början ser dock rätt mörk ut, när Rasmus under ett dygn på barnhemmet lyckas göra det mesta fel och får se den gemensamma drömmen om nya föräldrar gå i uppfyllelse för en tös med lockigt hår istället. Efter ha rymt för att slippa stryk så träffar han istället Paradis-Oskar, Guds rätte gök, och går med honom »mens han letar« efter någon som vill ha honom. Hur det slutar är inte svårgissat.

Under tiden tar dock komplikationer vid, i form av två skurkaktiga rånare, som gör sitt bästa för att kasta skulden för de två rån de genomfört på Oskar. När en av dessa vid ett tillfälle jagar Rasmus genom en övergiven liten fiskeby, så låter prosan som om det var Lagerlöf som fattat pennan – de tidigare innevånarna har flyttat till Minnesota, och jakten skildras utifrån den undran de skulle ha känt om de fått se den. Briljant. Historien hinner ta flera vändningar på ett fåtal sidor, med endast små pauser, vilket gör att spänningen stegras bitvis tills det att det blivit dags för det lyckligast tänkbara slutet.
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Das Buch ist traurig und lustig. Den Rasmus hat man sofort gern. Ich finde es ganz toll. Astrid Lindgren hat für dieses Buch den deutschen Jugendbuchpreis bekommen.
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Rasmus loopt uit het kinderhuis weg om een vader en een moeder te zoeken. Hij ontmoet een landloper die hij mag vergezellen. Hun pad wordt gekruist door een stel dieven. Uiteindelijk vindt Rasmus mensen die hem willen hebben, omdat zij hem niet meer kunnen missen. Ze waren dichterbij dan hij gedacht had. Zijn keuze roept vage herinneringen op aan de tijd voor het kinderhuis en die herinneringen bevestigen daarmee zijn keus. Ook de landloper slaat daardoor nieuwe wegen in. In het verhaal komt prachtig tot uitdrukking het algemeen menselijk, dus ook kinderlijk, gevoelen naar geborgenheid en naar veiligheid, geschonken door medemensen. Het verhaal is geschikt voor jongens en meisjes vanaf 10 jaar. Het boek is uitgevoerd in een show more duidelijke druk en is voorzien van nieuwe zwartwitte tekeningen die goed bij het verhaal passen. Verzorgde, gebonden uitgave in de Astrid Lindgren bibliotheek. show less

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Astrid Lindgren: November 7, 1907 - January 28, 2002 There are few children's authors more famous than Astrid Lindgren, creator of the feisty, legendary heroine, Pippi Longstocking. Lindgren was born on November 14, 1907, in Sweden. Her work has been acclaimed with many prestigious awards, among them the Hans Christian Andersen Medal (1958), the show more Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1978), and the International Book Award (1993). This truly internationally known author was the recipient of the Albert Schweitzer Medal and has been honored repeatedly in her native Sweden. There is a bronze statue of her in a Stockholm park. Her picture is on a postage stamp. The "World of Astrid Lindgren" is a theme park featuring the wholesome characters of her books. The annual children's literature award is known as the Astrid Lindgren Prize. The inspiration for this long and illustrious career, spanning five decades, is the author's own childhood. Her memories - of free and often wild play with her brothers and sister, of loving parents, of a close-knit farm community, of reading about heroines like Pollyanna and Anne of Green Gables - became the foundations of her books. Lindgren has said, "I write to amuse the child within me, and I can only hope that in this way other children as well can have a little fun." Lindgren amused her own children by telling them stories. Her daughter, Karin, named Pippi Longstocking, and the first written story was given to Karin as a birthday gift. The next year, 1945, Pippi Longstocking won a best children's book competition and Lindgren began writing the perennially child-pleasing stories that make up her enormous body of work, some of which are the series based on "Children of Noisy Village", the fable "The Tomten", the rambunctious "Karlson-On-the-Roof", the irrepressible"Lotta on Troublemaker Street" , the controversial "The Brothers Lionheart", and the unforgettable, wildly funny superheroine, Pippi, was featured in other books and became a star of stage, screen and television. Lindgren has been called the world's most read author of children's books. She is hailed as the third most translated children's book author after H.C. Andersen and the Grimm brothers. Her impact on the world of children's literature is immeasurable. Astrid Lindgren died in her sleep, in her home in Sweden on January 28, 2002 at the age of 94. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title*
Расмус-бродяга
Original title
Rasmus på luffen
Related movies*
Luffaren och Rasmus (1955 | IMDb); Rasmus på luffen (1981 | IMDb)
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Swedish
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Children's Books, Fiction and Literature, Kids
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839.78Literature & rhetoricGerman & related literaturesOther Germanic literaturesSwedish literatureSwedish miscellany
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PZ7 .L6585 .RLanguage and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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