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The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet is the debut novel by American author Reif Larsen, first published in 2009. The book follows the exploits of a 12-year-old mapmaker named T.S. Spivet, who lives on a ranch near Divide, Montana, as he receives a prestigious award and accepts it, hitch-hiking on a freight train for the acceptance speech in Washington D.C..The book is noteworthy for its unique design; the plot-line is illustrated with images which further the narrative by providing charts, lists, sketches, and maps accompanying each page, mirroring T.S.'s cartographic interests and his minute attention to detail.

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  • Die Karte meiner Träume (de)
  • Las obras escogidas de T.S. Spivet (es)
  • L'Extravagant Voyage du jeune et prodigieux T. S. Spivet (fr)
  • Le mappe dei miei sogni (it)
  • The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet (en)
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  • Die Karte meiner Träume (Originaltitel: The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet) ist der erste Roman des amerikanischen Autors Reif Larsen aus dem Jahr 2009. Die deutsche Übersetzung erschien im S. Fischer Verlag und stammt von Manfred Allié und Gabriele Kempf-Allié. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die Erlebnisse des aus Butte (Montana) stammenden Jungen T. S. Spivet. Die gesamte Handlung wird mit umfangreichen Illustrationen, Karten und Diagrammen des Protagonisten angereichert, mit deren Hilfe er sich die Welt erklärt und die zu einem tragenden Element der Geschichte selbst werden. In den USA kämpften zahlreiche Verlage um die Rechte am Roman. 2013 erschien eine auf dem Buch basierende Verfilmung von Jean-Pierre Jeunet. (de)
  • Las obras escogidas de T.S. Spivet (título original en inglés: The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet) es la primera novela del estadounidense , publicada por primera vez en el 2009. Narra el viaje de Tecumseh Sparrow Spivet, un cartógrafo de 12 años, del rancho de su familia en Montana hasta el Instituto Smithsoniano en Washington D. C.. Un aspecto a resaltar del libro son las ilustraciones, mapas y gráficos que hay en los márgenes a lo largo del libro. (es)
  • L'Extravagant Voyage du jeune et prodigieux T. S. Spivet (titre original : The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet) est le premier roman de l'auteur américain (en), publié pour la première fois en 2009 aux États-Unis. (fr)
  • The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet is the debut novel by American author Reif Larsen, first published in 2009. The book follows the exploits of a 12-year-old mapmaker named T.S. Spivet, who lives on a ranch near Divide, Montana, as he receives a prestigious award and accepts it, hitch-hiking on a freight train for the acceptance speech in Washington D.C..The book is noteworthy for its unique design; the plot-line is illustrated with images which further the narrative by providing charts, lists, sketches, and maps accompanying each page, mirroring T.S.'s cartographic interests and his minute attention to detail. (en)
  • Le mappe dei miei sogni (The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet, letteralmente "I lavori scelti di T.S. Spivet") è il primo romanzo dell'autore statunitense Reif Larsen, uscito in patria nel 2009 e in Italia nel 2010. Il libro narra le vicende di un aspirante cartografo dodicenne di nome Tecumseh Sparrow Spivet, che vive in un ranch presso , nel Montana: avendo ricevuto e accettato un prestigioso premio, viaggia di straforo su un treno merci per andare a tenere il discorso di accettazione a Washington. (it)
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  • Book cover featuring the sparrow skeleton for which the author was named, as well as several pieces of cartography equipment. (en)
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  • PS3612.A773 S46 2009 (en)
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