Super Bruno
Super-Bruno (original title: Brune ) is an illustrated children's novel by the Norwegian writer Håkon Øvreås and the Norwegian illustrator Øyvind Torseter. It tells the story of the boy Bruno, who during the day has to deal with the death of his grandfather and the trouble with three older boys in the neighborhood and at night becomes a superhero who takes revenge with his friends on his adversaries - without destroying and offend.
Super-Bruno was published in the Norwegian language by the Norwegian publisher Gyldendal in 2013 and has a length of 136 pages. The German translation was published by Carl Hanser Verlag in 2016 and has a length of 144 pages. Angelika Kutsch translated the book into German, which has appeared in Denmark , France , Korea , Sweden and the USA , among others . Super Bruno the third book by Øvreås.
Super-Bruno was awarded the State Prize of the Norwegian Ministry of Culture (2013), the Literature Prize of the Nordic Council (2014), the Silver Stylus (2015), the Lynx of the Month (2016) as well as one of the 7 best books for young readers in July (2016) excellent. In the feature pages it was referred to as a “jewel” ( Markus C. Schulte von Drach , Süddeutsche Zeitung , March 14, 2016), a “powerful yet dreamy story” ( Karsten Binder , Die Zeit , June 2, 2016).
content
Bruno is angry: his grandfather has died and now three older boys from the neighborhood have smashed his and his friend Matze's hut. But at night he becomes an avenger with the help of his grandfather - he sets off as “Brauno” and paints the bike of one of the older boys all brown. Shortly afterwards, Matze becomes "Schwarzke". The second wheel is painted black by this superhero. Now Laura also wants to strike as "Blaura". However, the three ruffians are caught by the police doing graffiti on the church and receive their just punishment. When all of Bruno's problems are solved, he can dream goodbye to his grandfather.
characters
main characters
Bruno
Bruno is a brave boy: despite his inferior size, he takes on three older boys. He is helped by his beloved and recently deceased grandfather, who appears to him in a dream at night. With a lot of imagination and creativity he becomes the avenger of his hut: Brauno.
Minor characters
Matzo
Matze is Bruno's best friend. He goes to church meetings with his mother, the meaning of which he does not understand, and he has all sorts of crazy stories from his father that he tells his friend Bruno. As Schwarzke, he shows just as much courage and imagination as his two friends.
Laura
Laura also belongs to the superhero team. The other two can always find refuge in their house when they have to flee from the older boys. She often tells stories of her crazy grandma that make the others laugh. Out of a thirst for adventure, she wants to take part in the colorful expeditions of her friends as Blaura.
Bruno's grandfather
Bruno's grandfather has died - but he still dreams of visiting Bruno. An adventurer and storyteller, he's played just as crazy pranks as his grandson. As a memento, he leaves Bruno a gold watch that appears to have special powers.
The three older boys: Ruben from Drammen, Anton, the pastor's son
The three older boys' favorite pastime is annoying the little ones: They destroy the hut, throw stones at Laura's window and let a firecracker explode in Matzes mailbox. Although they don't stop at the destruction of someone else's property themselves, when it comes to their own things, they quickly become rubbish.
Literary criticism
Super Bruno received an overall positive response from the press. The Süddeutsche Zeitung sees the book as a "wonderful opportunity for parents to read to their children again, perhaps one last time, but with particular enjoyment, before this evening ritual becomes too uncool for the youngsters." ( Markus C. Schulte von Drach , March 14, 2016). The Geolino described it as "A warm, really funny story about friendship, courage and the power of imagination that turns little big heroes." (Catherine of Ruschkowski, March 1, 2016)
Nominations and Awards
All awards as an overview:
| 2014 | Nordisk råds barne- and ungdomslitteraturpris |
| 2013 | Kulturdepartementets litteraturpris for barne- og ungdomslitteratur |
| 2016 | Lynx of the month June 2016 |
| 2016 | Lynx of the year 2016 |
| 2017 | Children's Book Prize of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia |
Public book presentations
The book was presented as a German premiere in the presence of the writer at the children's and youth program at the 16th Berlin International Literature Festival in September 2016.
Web links
- Reading sample of the German version of the book
- Original language and German language publisher website for the book
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.gyldendal.no/
- ↑ https://www.hanser-literaturverlage.de/buch/super-bruno/978-3-446-25084-0/
- ↑ http://www.gyldendal.no/Barn-og-ungdom/6-9-aar/Brune
- ↑ http://barnebokinstituttet.no/kulturdepartementets-priser-17/kulturdepartementets-priser-for-barne-og-ungdomslitteratur-2013/
- ↑ http://www.nrk.no/kultur/hakon-ovreas-ble-tildelt-nordisk-rads-pris-for-barne--og-ungdomslitteratur-1.12014010
- ↑ Karsten Binder: "Super-Bruno": The night belongs to him . In: The time . No. 24/2016 ( online ).
- ↑ http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/programmvorschau.281.de.html?drbm:date=02.07.2016
- ↑ a b Markus C. Schulte von Drach: The secret of the blue church tower. In: sueddeutsche.de . March 14, 2016, accessed October 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Karsten Binder: "Super-Bruno": The night belongs to him . In: The time . No. 24/2016 ( online ).
- ↑ http://www.geo.de/GEOlino/kreativ/buecher/buchtipps-die-besten-buecher-im-fruehling-82934.html
- ↑ http://www.nrk.no/kultur/hakon-ovreas-ble-tildelt-nordisk-rads-pris-for-barne--og-ungdomslitteratur-1.12014010
- ↑ http://www.nrk.no/kultur/hakon-ovreas-ble-tildelt-nordisk-rads-pris-for-barne--og-ungdomslitteratur-1.12014010
- ↑ LUCHS Prize June to Håkon Øvreås for "Super Bruno"
- ↑ Annual LUCHS goes to Håkon Øvreås, Øyvind Torseter and Angelika Kutsch for "Super-Bruno"
- ↑ NRW Children's Book Prize goes to "Super Bruno"
- ↑ http://www.literaturfestival.com/kjl