Lippel's dream

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Lippel's dream is a children's book by Paul Maar . The main character of the novel is the ten-year-old school boy Philipp Mattenheim, whom his parents only call "Lippel".

introduction

At the beginning of the book Paul Maar put a quote from Blaise Pascal :

“If we dreamed the same thing every night, it would keep us as busy as anything we see every day. ... If a craftsman could be sure of dreaming twelve hours a night that he was a king, he would be as happy as a king who dreamed for twelve hours each night that he was a craftsman. "

action

The story takes place from Monday to Sunday for a single week and begins with Lippel's parents going to a congress in Vienna. The supervisor, Mrs. Jakob, who they find for this period, is completely unsuitable and makes life difficult for Lippel. The worst thing for him is that she takes away his storybook as a punishment. So Lippel has no choice but to dream the book that has just begun to the end.

On Monday two Turkish children come to Lippel's class, the girl Hamide and the boy Arslan. The two appear promptly in Lippel's dream, which is set in the Orient (there, however, his name is Asslam and is a prince who is not allowed to speak for seven days). Frau Jakob also appears in a dream, as the scheming sister of the king. At the end of the week, the conflicts with Mrs. Jakob came to a head so much that an older neighbor, Mrs. Jeschke, sent her away and took responsibility for Lippel herself.

When Lippel's parents are finally back, Lippel's parents are sad that he couldn't finish his dream, but his mother helps him by telling the story.

criticism

"A book within a book, lots of stories in history and dreams that connect life and literature."

- The world

Film adaptations

Producer Monika Aubele and director Karl-Heinz Käfer took on a film adaptation of the book. Maria Theresa Wagner wrote the script. The film was released on March 21, 1991.

A remake of Lippel's dream with Moritz Bleibtreu , Anke Engelke , Christiane Paul , Amrita Cheema and Eva Mattes premiered at the Berlinale 2009 . Directed by Lars Büchel .

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