Davide Morosinotto

Mini Classics. The Black Corsair

Adventure

Classics

The most beloved classics of all time, retold in shorter and simpler versions.

The Caribbean Sea is ruled by swift sailing ships and dangerous pirates, but none are as feared as the Black Corsair. A noble Italian turned outlaw, he fights the Spanish army to avenge the death of his brothers. Between duels, storms, ambushes, and cannon-fire chases, the Corsair crosses paths with Honorata, a proud-hearted prisoner… and the daughter of his greatest enemy. Honor, love, justice: which will the legendary captain choose to follow?

A modern, accessible retelling of an unforgettable classic of Italian adventure literature.
Adapted by Davide Morosinotto, one of the most widely read and internationally published Italian children’s authors.

Publisher: Edizioni EL

Target: 8-10

Year: 2014

Author

Davide Morosinotto

An author whose books have been translated into 25 languages, in Italy Davide Morosinotto won the Super Andersen Prize in 2017 with Il Rinomato Catalogo Walker&Dawn (The Pocket Watch Gang), Mondadori, and the Strega Children’s Prize 2021 with La Più Grande (The Greatest), Rizzoli, with which he also entered the IBBY Honour List 2021. A finalist at the prestigious Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis and winner of the Penzberger Urmel in Germany, he has also won the Prix des Bouquineurs en Seine and the Grand Prix des Lecteurs du Journal de Mickey in France, the Vlag en Wimpel and the Zilveren Griffel in Holland, the KJV in Flanders, the Protagonista Jove prize in Catalonia and he was nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2022 in the United Kingdom.

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