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Peter Sís
Author profile
born
in Brno, Czech Republic
May 11, 1949
gender
male
genre
About this author
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The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
— published 2007 — 7 editions |
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The Conference of the Birds
by Peter Sís, Farīd al-Dīn ʻAṭṭār — published 2011 — 9 editions |
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Madlenka
— published 2000 — 5 editions |
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Tibet: Through the Red Box
— published 1998 — 3 editions |
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Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei
— published 1996 — 9 editions |
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The Tree of Life: Charles Darwin
— 2 editions |
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The Three Golden Keys
— published 1994 — 2 editions |
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Madlenka's Dog
— published 2002 — 5 editions |
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Komodo!
— published 1993 — 4 editions |
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Fire Truck
— published 1998 — 4 editions |
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October 2011,
Peter Sís
"His Favorite Illustrated Books: Take flight into the richly drawn worlds of these recs from the artist behind a new adaptation of The Conference of the Birds." ...More
"His Favorite Illustrated Books: Take flight into the richly drawn worlds of these recs from the artist behind a new adaptation of The Conference of the Birds." ...More
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“Netfali's breath caught in his throat at the sight of the infinite colors and the gentle curve of the faraway horizon. He had never imagined the height of the white spray breaking against the rocks, the dark sand, or the air that whispered of fish and salt. He stood, captivated, feeling small and insignificant, and at the same time as if he belonged to something much grander.”
― Peter Sís, The Dreamer
― Peter Sís, The Dreamer
“When you feel empty, you have to open up your heart and let the wind sweep through it.”
― Peter Sís, The Conference of the Birds
― Peter Sís, The Conference of the Birds
“The Valley of Understanding: Here we all choose a different way and different rules to disobey.”
― Peter Sís, The Conference of the Birds
― Peter Sís, The Conference of the Birds
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