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In Desert and Wilderness (Polish: W pustyni i w puszczy) is a popular young adult novel by the Polish author and Nobel Prize-winning novelist Henryk Sienkiewicz, written in 1911. It is the author's only novel written for children/teenagers.
- Henryk Sienkiewicz
- 1911
This thrilling adventure saga and coming-of-age tale sets two young children, Stas Tarkowski, fourteen, and Nelly Rawlison, eight, within the reaches of Africa's desert storms, the ravages of hunger, and threatening jungles filled with vicious animals and warring tribes. Everything for the pair seemed comfortable and safe in Egypt.
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- Henryk Sienkiewicz
- 1911
‘In Desert and Wilderness’ is a young adult adventure novel set in Africa during the Mahdist War in the late 19th century. It is Henryk Sienkiewicz’s last major work, and also his most international, as it focuses on conflicts within the British colonial empire.
In 19th-century Eastern Africa, two kids navigate a world of conflict and danger after being kidnapped, embarking on an epic adventure to return home. Watch trailers & learn more.
- Gavin Hood
Fifteen year-old Stas Tarkowski and eight-year-old Nel Rawlinson are thrilled to be with their fathers in the exotic land of Egypt in 1890. The palm trees and beaches offer a welcome change from the chills of Europe and the children are fascinated by the different languages and religions that...
Two young children – Stas and Nel – are kidnapped and taken to Muslumans’ leader Mahdi.
