Awful End
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Awful End is a 2000 children's
novel
by Philip Ardagh
and the first book of the Eddie Dickens
trilogy, which was followed by The Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens.
It was shortlisted for the 2002 Stockton Children's Book of the Year Award. The German translation by Harry Rowohlt
won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
in 2003.
The book is essentially a comical adventure about Eddie Dickens who has to go live with his Great Uncle and Great Aunt at Awful End as his parents have the yellow fever. Philip Ardagh uses clever puns and uses ambiguity of sentences to create a situation comedy. One paragraph of interest is as follows,
'Eddie took a seat next to Aunt. "Put that seat right back into its place!", screamed Aunt. So Eddie put the seat back in its place and sat down.'
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Novel
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by Philip Ardagh
Philip Ardagh
Philip Ardagh is an English children's author, primarily known for the Eddie Dickens series of books. He has written more than 70 books including adult fiction and children's non-fiction....
and the first book of the Eddie Dickens
Eddie Dickens
Eddie Dickens is the lead character in six books by British author Philip Ardagh:*Awful End *Dreadful Acts,*Terrible Times,*Dubious Deeds*Horrendous Habits*Final Curtain...
trilogy, which was followed by The Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens.
It was shortlisted for the 2002 Stockton Children's Book of the Year Award. The German translation by Harry Rowohlt
Harry Rowohlt
Harry Rowohlt is a German writer and translator. He also plays the role of a derelict in the famous German weekly-soap Lindenstraße.- Background :...
won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
The Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis is an annual award established in 1956 by the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth to recognise outstanding works of children's literature. It is Germany's only state-funded literary award. In the past, authors from many countries...
in 2003.
The book is essentially a comical adventure about Eddie Dickens who has to go live with his Great Uncle and Great Aunt at Awful End as his parents have the yellow fever. Philip Ardagh uses clever puns and uses ambiguity of sentences to create a situation comedy. One paragraph of interest is as follows,
'Eddie took a seat next to Aunt. "Put that seat right back into its place!", screamed Aunt. So Eddie put the seat back in its place and sat down.'