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Mowgli - D'après les livres de la jungle
Voici une nouvelle adaptation qui permet de découvrir l'histoire de Mowgli dans son intégralité. Maxime Rovère s'est appuyé sur les aventures de Mowgli tirées du "Livre de la jungle" et du "Second Livre de la jungle" pour livrer ici l'histoire complète et chronologique de ce jeune garçon.
117 pages, Hardcover
Published October 2, 2013
About the author
Rudyard Kipling
7,496 books3,813 followersJoseph Rudyard Kipling was a journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist.
Kipling's works of fiction include The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901), and many short stories, including The Man Who Would Be King (1888). His poems include Mandalay (1890), Gunga Din (1890), The Gods of the Copybook Headings (1919), The White Man's Burden (1899), and If— (1910). He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children's books are classics of children's literature; and one critic described his work as exhibiting "a versatile and luminous narrative gift".
Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the United Kingdom, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Henry James said: "Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius (as distinct from fine intelligence) that I have ever known." In 1907, at the age of 41, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English-language writer to receive the prize, and its youngest recipient to date. He was also sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and on several occasions for a knighthood, both of which he declined.
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907 "in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author."
Kipling kept writing until the early 1930s, but at a slower pace and with much less success than before. On the night of 12 January 1936, Kipling suffered a haemorrhage in his small intestine. He underwent surgery, but died less than a week later on 18 January 1936 at the age of 70 of a perforated duodenal ulcer. Kipling's death had in fact previously been incorrectly announced in a magazine, to which he wrote, "I've just read that I am dead. Don't forget to delete me from your list of subscribers."
Kipling's works of fiction include The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901), and many short stories, including The Man Who Would Be King (1888). His poems include Mandalay (1890), Gunga Din (1890), The Gods of the Copybook Headings (1919), The White Man's Burden (1899), and If— (1910). He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children's books are classics of children's literature; and one critic described his work as exhibiting "a versatile and luminous narrative gift".
Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the United Kingdom, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Henry James said: "Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius (as distinct from fine intelligence) that I have ever known." In 1907, at the age of 41, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English-language writer to receive the prize, and its youngest recipient to date. He was also sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and on several occasions for a knighthood, both of which he declined.
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907 "in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author."
Kipling kept writing until the early 1930s, but at a slower pace and with much less success than before. On the night of 12 January 1936, Kipling suffered a haemorrhage in his small intestine. He underwent surgery, but died less than a week later on 18 January 1936 at the age of 70 of a perforated duodenal ulcer. Kipling's death had in fact previously been incorrectly announced in a magazine, to which he wrote, "I've just read that I am dead. Don't forget to delete me from your list of subscribers."
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May 7, 2018
3,5/5
This is a (very) short version of the Jungle Book (first and second) and I solely bought it for the beautiful illustrations. I mean, look at that cover! And the art inside is stunning .
As a child , I never liked Mowgli too much ,and now I remember why: he is a little brat. Nothing like the Disney version (even if this is nothing new). But, the stories themselves ,and the characters, are really interesting with some rather dark undertones . Much darker than I remember . Now I’m really considering going back to re-read The Jungle Books.
This is a (very) short version of the Jungle Book (first and second) and I solely bought it for the beautiful illustrations. I mean, look at that cover! And the art inside is stunning .
As a child , I never liked Mowgli too much ,and now I remember why: he is a little brat. Nothing like the Disney version (even if this is nothing new). But, the stories themselves ,and the characters, are really interesting with some rather dark undertones . Much darker than I remember . Now I’m really considering going back to re-read The Jungle Books.
February 17, 2025
Je n'ai jamais lu les textes de Kipling malgré leur présence dans ma PAL vo. Je suis donc ravie vie cette adaptation jeunesse richement illustrée de découvrir une version plus accessible a priori, selon l'avant-propos ici, que l'originale qui ne serait pas tant un roman que deux recueils de fables morales accompagnées de poèmes, dont certaines ne se déroulant même pas en Inde, ni avec Mowgli et les personnages gravitant autour de lui, les épisodes de ce dernier étant éparpillés au milieu, dans le désordre.
Ici, les autrices ont choisi de rassembler une dizaine d'épisodes, dont certains connus par Disney, pour nous conter cette rencontre entre l'homme et la nature, à travers la figure vierge de Mowgli. J'avoue que cela manque encore de narration pour moi. Je trouve les épisodes bien courts, pour ne pas dire trop brefs et se terminant parfois abruptement. Mais j'aime le décor, lumineusement porté en plus par les dessins à motifs de Justine Brax, que j'aime tant. C'est juste beau et immersif, plein d'une belle douceur, venant des relations entre les personnages (Mowgli et les animaux, animaux entre eux).
J'aurais cependant voulu encore plus de dessins marquants de Justine Brax, car beaucoup sont dans l'ombre. J'aurais peut-être voulu une intervention plus grande dans ce texte, pour rendre l'ensemble encore plus riche et lié, car je suis un peu passée à côté de ma lecture, ne me plongeant pas totalement dans l'aventure comme je l'aurais fait dans un roman, s'il avait remplacé ces épisodes.
Je découvre donc de belles idées, un bel objet, de jolis dessins, mais dans un tout où il manque quelque chose, où j'aurais aimé plus, et encore, apparemment, c'est pire dans le matériau d'origine. Finalement, Disney semble en avoir tiré la substantifique moelle, même s'il l'a allégé et rendu plus drôle.
Ici, les autrices ont choisi de rassembler une dizaine d'épisodes, dont certains connus par Disney, pour nous conter cette rencontre entre l'homme et la nature, à travers la figure vierge de Mowgli. J'avoue que cela manque encore de narration pour moi. Je trouve les épisodes bien courts, pour ne pas dire trop brefs et se terminant parfois abruptement. Mais j'aime le décor, lumineusement porté en plus par les dessins à motifs de Justine Brax, que j'aime tant. C'est juste beau et immersif, plein d'une belle douceur, venant des relations entre les personnages (Mowgli et les animaux, animaux entre eux).
J'aurais cependant voulu encore plus de dessins marquants de Justine Brax, car beaucoup sont dans l'ombre. J'aurais peut-être voulu une intervention plus grande dans ce texte, pour rendre l'ensemble encore plus riche et lié, car je suis un peu passée à côté de ma lecture, ne me plongeant pas totalement dans l'aventure comme je l'aurais fait dans un roman, s'il avait remplacé ces épisodes.
Je découvre donc de belles idées, un bel objet, de jolis dessins, mais dans un tout où il manque quelque chose, où j'aurais aimé plus, et encore, apparemment, c'est pire dans le matériau d'origine. Finalement, Disney semble en avoir tiré la substantifique moelle, même s'il l'a allégé et rendu plus drôle.
January 19, 2024
Muy bonito 😍
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