Showing results for title "Robinson Crusoe", by author "Daniel Defoe" in Action & Adventure

Wer kennt nicht Robinson Crusoe, den wohl berühmtesten Schiffsbrüchigen und Überlebenskünstler? Das Anfang des 18. Jahrhunderts erschienene Buch war von Daniel Defoe mehr als Gesellschaftskritik denn als Abenteuerroman konzipiert, doch der unfreiwillige Einsiedler regt bis zum heutigen Tage die Fantasie der Menschen an. Fragen des richtigen oder besseren Lebens sowie des Umgangs mit der Natur und den Mitmenschen sind mit dieser Figur verbunden. So ist die Lektüre des Buches immer auch eine intensive Beschäftigung mit den persönlichen und gesellschaftlichen Werten.

Au XVIIe siècle, un jeune garçon, Robinson Crusoé, quitte l'Autriche et sa famille pour accomplir son rêve : devenir marin. Mais le navire sur lequel il s'embarque subit une tempête et Robinson se réveille sur une île déserte, seul survivant de tout l'équipage. Armé seulement de son courage, il va trouver les moyens de sa survie. Mais la compagnie des hommes lui manque. Jusqu'au jour où il découvre un jeune homme, Vendredi, qui deviendra son compagnon.

Unique survivant d'un naufrage, Robinson Crusoé échoue sur une île déserte... Tous les enfants rêvent un jour ou l'autre d'avoir leur cabane ou leur île déserte, pour échapper au monde des grands et se sentir maître de leur destin.

After scavenging his broken ship for useful items, he had only his skills and ingenuity to keep him alive. For twenty-four years there was to be no one else on the island. In the middle of that twenty-fourth year he rescued a native about to be eaten by cannibals who were using his island for a place of feasting. Crusoe named this man Friday, after the day of his rescue. Friday became his faithful servant and friend, even after they were able to leave the island.

Robinson Crusoe is a sailor who becomes stranded on a desert island for over 20 years when a storm destroys the ship he is travelling on. The ultimate tale of isolation and survival against the odds, Crusoe has a series of adventures which are both exciting and saddening, as a listener silently joins a man who is desperate for company, yet always adapting better to island life.

Las aventuras de Robinson Crusoe contituye una novela emblemática y un auténtico clásico de la literarura de aventuras. Es la historia de un hombre que abandonando los sabios consejos y enseñanzas de sus padres se hace a la mar y naugfraga. Sin embargo, el ir a parar a una isla desierta no lo convierte en un animal desesperado por el contrario, sino que le hace encontrarse consigo mismo. En la soledad del océano descubre su capacidad para sobrevivir en un medio hostil.

A shipwreck. A sole survivor, stranded on a deserted island. What could be more appealing to children than Robinson Crusoe’s amazing adventure? Set in the 17th century, and unfolding over a 30-year period, it offers plenty of suspense and everyday detail about how Crusoe manages to stay alive. Additionally, it paints a fascinating portrait of the age - including references to slavery and Europe’s view of the “New World.”

Our eponymous hero finds himself shipwrecked on an African desert island after a tumultuous storm, and following the realization he is the only survivor, is faced with the prospect of years of isolation. However, he throws his energy into familiarizing himself with his new habitat: he hunts, learns how to make pottery and even adopts a parrot. And after encountering a group of cannibals, Robinson Crusoe finally finds a companion.

The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents. Crusoe set sail from Kingston upon Hull on a sea voyage in August 1651, against the wishes of his parents, who wanted him to pursue a career in law. After a tumultuous journey where his ship is wrecked in a storm, his lust for the sea remains so strong that he sets out to sea again.

Robinson Crusoe es una de las obras más famosas del célebre escritor inglés Daniel Defoe, publicada en 1719 y considerada la primera novela inglesa. Se trata de una autobiografía ficticia del protagonista, un náufrago inglés que pasa 28 años en una remota isla desierta.