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  • Today, a novel in the "junior fiction" category (7-11 years old), "Les Magiciens" by Blexbolex was published on November 1, 2022 by Éditions La partie

Christian Dorsan, author, blogger and contributor to the 20 Minutes Books reading group, recommends

Les Magiciens

de Blexbolex, published on November 1, 2022 by Éditions La partie and selected among the Pépites for the best junior novel (7-11 years old) at the Salon du books and the youth press, from November 30 to December 5 in Montreuil.

His favorite quote:

This house is too exposed.

It is necessary to hide the sight of it from the world, to cut it off from the roads, to make a fortress of it: "Push oaks and elderberries, come ashes and birches!"

Why this book?

  • Because Blexbolex drawings

    are true works of art, this album is a great gift idea.

    The author's imaginary world is a fantastic universe and it is easy to get caught up in it.

  • Because the story is easy to tell

    for parents who want to capture the attention of children.

The essentials in 2 minutes

The plot.

Three magicians appear in an abandoned house.

Far from being sympathetic, they are pursued by a huntress and her companion the Clinker, in order to capture them and deliver them to a Mage.

Characters.

Three magicians, two boys and a girl, facetious, a huntress and her companion Mâchefer, a mysterious Mage.

Places.

Imaginary country.

The time.

Timeless.

The author.

Blexbolex is an author-designer born in France and working in Germany.

Gold nugget in Montreuil in 2017, he won the New York Right Fair in 2018.

This book was read with

pleasure and above all pleasantly surprised by the quality of the drawings.

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