ジェファーソン（ベルギー・読みもの・オランダ語）

出版社	Lannoo
初版年	2022年
ISBN	978-94-014-8496-1
ページ数	237頁
サイズ	22x15
対象年齢	9歳から
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Jefferson

One morning, Jefferson the friendly hedgehog goes to town to get his crest trimmed. But when he arrives, he finds that his barber is lying dead on the ground with a pair of scissors stuck in his chest. The only witness, a goat, accuses Jefferson of the murder. Panicked, Jefferson flees the scene. However, his best friend Gijsbert convinces him that they should investigate this crime together to unmask the real culprit. Their sleuthing leads them to the human city, where they make a gruesome discovery. This is an exciting whodunit that is full of evocative descriptions, it is original, humorous, and multi-layered. The author subtly and ironically touches on all sorts of things about the relationship between humans and animals. He holds up a mirror to human behaviour – the reflection is not pretty. The translation is smooth with appropriate names and captures the clever language play that Mourlevat uses.

• Trans. Lavrijsen, Lies and Dumez Blocken, Els｜Orig. French: Jefferson by Jean-Claude Mourlevat
• Lannoo
• 2022
• 237 pages
• 22x15
• ISBN 978-94-014-8496-1
• Ages 9 +

Hedgehog, animal welfare, solidarity, detective