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De Zevensprong Hardcover | Pages: 298 pages
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Title:De Zevensprong
Author:Tonke Dragt
Book Format:Hardcover
Book Edition:Special Edition
Pages:Pages: 298 pages
Published:2004 by Leopold (first published 1966)
Categories:Fantasy. Childrens. Young Adult. Fiction. European Literature. Dutch Literature. Mystery. Adventure

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Frans van de Steg, teacher, devoted time at the end of each school day to telling tall tales. A born storyteller, he entranced his students with yarns about his adventures, shipwrecks and desert island escapades as hero, Frans the Red. One day, he told his class that he was expecting a letter and headed for home without weaving a story. An ensuing storm rattled windows, blew open doors and a mysterious letter drifted in requesting that he take a carriage provided by GrGr (signature illegible) at 7:30P.M. On the dark, rainy night in question, Frans requested that the coachman stop the traveling carriage and demanded to know its destination. Frans refused to proceed and the coach left him at Sevenways.

At school the next day, he questioned the children whom he surmised were playing tricks on him. But no...the Sevenways was the point in the middle of the woods where six paths met. The seventh path, very overgrown and barely perceivable, led to the House of Stairs. This grey stone house, in ill repair, looked haunted, had towers, turrets and was replete with a remarkable number of staircases, ladders and fire escapes. The House of Stairs was a ghost-like dwelling holding many secrets.

Frans the Red became part of "The Conspiracy of Seven" trying to find treasure hidden in the House of Stairs. Legend had it that 200 years ago, Count Gregorius Gresenstein wrote a document, a sealed parchment to be read by the eldest son of a Gresenstein. The catch was that upon the eldest son's eighteenth birthday, if the treasure was not unearthed, the parchment would then be sealed until this son's eldest son was of age to view clues to the treasure. Count Gregorius hid the treasure, Count Gradus,legal guardian of Geert-Jan wanted the treasure, but Count Geert-Jan, age ten, was the rightful owner of the treasure. This explains why Geert-Jan couldn't attend school with the other children and has been held captive by Count Gradus in the House of Stairs. Can Geert-Jan aided by the "Conspiracy of Seven" uncover the secret treasure, if it truly exists, in a timely manner?

Dutch writer Tonke Dragt has written an excellent children's book full of riddles, clues and puzzling events. The characters were often multidimensional. Frans van de Steg, teacher was Frans the Red, reluctant hero. Appearances were deceiving. A traditional looking house opened to tents in a wooded area. It was hoped that the true and legal Lord of the House of Stairs, ten year old Geert-Jan would emerge victorious and the dragon or foe would be defeated.

"The Song of Seven" by Tonke Dragt was an awesome adventure likely to entertain both children and adults. I highly recommend it. Thank you Pushkin Press and Edelweiss for the opportunity to read and review "The Song of Seven".

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Original Title: De Zevensprong
ISBN: 9025844391 (ISBN13: 9789025844394)
Edition Language: Dutch
Setting: Netherlands
Literary Awards: Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Nominee for Longlist (2017)

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This is a Dutch children's classic, apparently; I suspect I came to it too late to really enjoy it. It's a mystery story about a young schoolteacher who gets involved in a search for missing treasure. I found it a bit slow and repetitive at the start, but overall quite charming.

I cant help but love Tonke Dragt her writing. This book evoked strong feelings of nostalgia within me, since I remember my teacher reading the first two chapters of this book -in Dutch- to my class when I was ten. Now, many years later, I can finally say that I have finished the story, even though it is in another language. This story is not necessarily very action-packed or fast-paced, but yet it has a feeling of tension weaved through it that makes you want to continue reading. Right from the

Frans van de Steg, teacher, devoted time at the end of each school day to telling tall tales. A born storyteller, he entranced his students with yarns about his adventures, shipwrecks and desert island escapades as hero, Frans the Red. One day, he told his class that he was expecting a letter and headed for home without weaving a story. An ensuing storm rattled windows, blew open doors and a mysterious letter drifted in requesting that he take a carriage provided by GrGr (signature illegible) at

De Zevensprong is one of my childhood favourites that I still reread occasionally, even though I now know the story by heart. Its a childrens book by the famous Dutch author Tonke Dragt, and has received general critical acclaim here in the Netherlands.This childrens book can probably be described best as a mystery novel, in which schoolteacher Frans van der Steg almost hopelessly stumbles about, pulled into it all by what seems to be a simple accident (but is actually a well-concocted plan by a

So, De Zevensprong, or The Song of Seven, was a major part of my childhood. Some of my favourite memories are of my father reading the book to me when I was young, or Skyping home while at University only to realize my family is binge-watching a Dutch TV adaptation of the book. When a novel is that close to your heart it becomes close to impossible to be objective about it. The same counts for the Harry Potter books, for example. I will defend those books to the death, simply because they have

Loved this book! Great kid's story for all ages!

Spare, Vintage Post-Modern (?), Whimsical, Strange, Fantasy AdventureI very much enjoyed this book, and so want to do it justice in trying to describe it as a reading experience. It was first published in 1966, in Dutch, and has now been translated. Dragt was, and is, rightfully celebrated in the Netherlands and it is a real pleasure to have her available now to English readers. Because many of her books have sci-fi and fantasy elements and are set in near-future environments, and because of her