Allein in der Wildnis

Gary Paulsen was born in 1939 and spent his early childhood with his grandmother in northern Minnesota. Originally, Paulsen was an electronics technician in the military until one night he decided to become a writer—without ever having written anything before. After eleven months, he published his first short story and wrote several overlooked books until he released the story of an Eskimo boy who goes on a sled dog journey. The book "Dogsong" won the Newbery Medal, the most prestigious children's literature award in the USA. After that, everything changed for Paulsen: he became a famous and successful author. He went on to win two more Newbery Medals, one of which he received for "Hatchet," the sequel to which, "The River," was published by Carlsen. Gary Paulsen's books, translated into 18 languages, have also gained a solid readership here.

Brian is twelve years old and his parents are divorced. He is sitting in a small plane and is unsure whether to look forward to the summer with his father. Suddenly, the pilot suffers a heart attack and dies, leaving Brian alone in the sky, faced with instruments he cannot operate, and the certainty of death in his heart. And then the crash happens. But Brian survives, and a true Robinsonade begins. He "reinvents" fire, builds a shelter, and crafts a bow and arrow.