Vladislav Krapivin: Islands and Captains. A novel in three books

For a long time, Vladislav Petrovich Krapivin was considered a children's writer, and some still think so today. This unfair opinion formed in literary criticism because his books were published primarily by children's publishing houses (or children's editorial departments of regional publishers). Indeed, the main characters in his books are boys. But there is a big difference between writing for children and writing about children. In the first case, the circle of readers narrows to a child audience. In the second, the book is read by everyone, regardless of age. Jules Verne, "Huckleberry Finn," Kaverin's "Two Captains" — is this children's literature or not? The answer is obvious. The same is true for Vladislav Krapivin — he is a writer for all ages.
The heroes of the trilogy "Islands and Captains," who grow up and transform into men, are united by a goal — the search for a missing manuscript about the famous Captain Kruzenshtern, the first Russian navigator to complete a circumnavigation of the globe. They are also united by a dream. A dream of the sea and ships that guides them through life. Remember the words of the oath in "Two Captains": "To struggle and to seek, to find and not to yield"? This is about them too, about the heroes of Krapivin's book — boys with open hearts and a bright fire in their eyes.

Author: Vladislav Krapivin

Pages: 864 (offset paper). Hardcover

Dimensions: 219x149x43 mm

Series: Russian Literature. Big Books