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Carnegie Medal for Writing Carnegie Medal (jidō bungaku shō)

Edition 73 (2008)

Children's literatureYoung adultEnglish-language

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Philip Reeve ふぃりっぷ・りーゔ Winner

A historical fantasy that reconstructs the Arthurian legend by foregrounding the politics of power and storytelling. Seen through a boy's perspective, the myth becomes more ambiguous and more human.

A legend changes shape each time it is retold.

352 pages
fantasyArthurian legendhistorypowercoming of age