Fattypuffs and thinifers updated edition by andre maurois, n. Simply brit shipped with premium postal service within 24 hours from the uk with impressive delivery time. Although i understand that a copy of the first english edition of this book is now rare. Fattypuffs and thinifers isbn 1903252075 is a 1941 translation of the french childrens book patapoufs et filifers originally written in 1930 by andre maurois. Thinking about this book evokes some fantastic childhood memories of sitting up under the bed sheets and reading by torchlight with my brother, while scoffing midnight snacks. Fattypuffs and thinifers by andre maurois and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. When i was a kid, i had this strange book and still have that nobody else ever seems to have read. Fattypuffs and thinifers is his only book for children. Edmund is a little on the plump side and terry is a bit of a rake. Fattypuffs and thinifers by andre maurois abebooks passion for books. Condition is good with some stains and tears to the dust jacket. Story time just got better with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. Illustrated beautifully by jean bruller, this brilliantly witty and highly ironic parable about a war between fat people and thin people was not lost on meeven.
Buy fattypuffs and thinifers vintage childrens classics by maurois, andre isbn. Fattypuffs and thinifers by andre maurois overdrive. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,150grams, isbn. Fattypuffs and thinifers has 5 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Fattypuffs and thinifers andre maurois, raymond briggs on. You can use this book to discuss body image with your daughteryoung girls in a very nonconfrontational way. Discover book depositorys huge selection of andre maurois books online. When they discover the countries under the earth they are divided and sent to the warring kingdoms of the fattypuffs and the thinifers. Fattypuffs and thinifers by andre maurois, 9781903252079, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Fattypuffs and thinifers puffin books andre maurois on. One of my favourite books that i read as a child was fattypuffs and thinifers by andre maurois.
The book was written originally back in the early 1930s by frenchman andre maurois for his sons and its title was fattypuffs and thinifers or patapoufs et filifers in french. Disraeli ariel prometheus fattypuffs and thinifers lelia an art. She had this book as a child and wanted to relive the memory with her children. Picking up fattypuffs and thinifers for the first time recently i was once. Thinking about this book evokes some fantastic childhood. Fattypuffs and thinifers, by andre maurois and with images by jean. The book seems to be out of print now, probably due to its rather politically incorrect. The thinifers eat to live and the fattipuffs live to eat. Buy fattypuffs and thinifers book online at low prices in.
Fattypuffs and thinifers by andre maurois fantastic fiction. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. Theres no doubt about it this is the tale of two brothers. The photos displayed within our listings are stock photos provided by ebay and the publisher as a. Written in 1930 by french author andre maurois, the story that follows. Edmund was fat and loved food just like his mother. His family had fled alsace after the francoprussian war of 187071 and took refuge in elbeuf, where they owned a woollen mill. Andre maurois books biography and list of works author of. Two brothers find a country under the earth whose citizens are segregated by weight. Fattypuffs and thinifers book by a maurois 5 available. This is an exlibrary book and may have the usual libraryused book markings inside. The title fattypuffs and thinifers, will lockdown her attention like the offer of letting her have a sleepover, and though the main two protagonists are boys, the character of their plump mum will strike a chord. In andre mauroiss 1930 childrens novel patapoufs et filifers translated by rosemary benet as fattypuffs and thinifers in 1940, terry and. Fattypuffs and thinifers by andre maurois penguin books australia.
The boys were amazed when they found themselves on opposite sides in a battle between the warring nations of the fattypuffs and thinifers. Throughout his life he maintained close links with england and america and become an honourary d. Fattypuffs and thinifers by andre maurois goodreads. Buy fattypuffs and thinifers book online at best prices in india on. Fattypuffs and thinifers by andre maurois, paperback. Fattypuffs and thinifers, by andre maurois and with images by jean bruller.
Fattypuffs and thinifers 9780099582922 by andre maurois. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. One of frances most distinguished men of letters andre maurois 18851967 was born in elbeuf and educated at rouen. Fattypuffs and thinifers by andre maurois waterstones. Two brothers fall into the underground world of these two warring nations and find themselves separated due to one being fat and the other thin. He worked in his fathers textile factory as a young man and when world war one broke out he was employed as an interpreter, then as a liaison officer to the british army. Fattypuffs and thinifers by andre maurois abebooks. Fattypuffs and thinifers was extraordinary i sent my copy for my sister who lives in canada. Being a massive alice and narnia nut im a sucker for any book that takes me. Fattypuffs and thinifers vintage childrens classics by maurois, andre. Andre maurois is the author of books such as disraeli. Fattypuffs and thinifers vintage childrens classics. Edmund is a little on the plump side and terry is a.
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