Post by Anime Boy on May 18, 2012 11:40:25 GMT
I've noticed that there are a lot of books in the literature world that focuses on either a train or a certain railway/railroad (either real or fictional). Therefore, I've received permission from Ryan to start this thread so members can introduce and discuss the railway/railroad literature they have read.
I'd like to start by introducing two literature works I've just read:
1. Lok 1414 geht auf Urlaub. (German Literature)
Written by Friedrich Feld. Illustrated by Rolf Rettich.
This is the story of a locomotive called 1414, who, after running on the same spur line for 61 years, is beginning to wear down. When the hard-hearted stationmaster refuses to give 1414 a break, the sympathetic conductor secretly lets 1414 out for an adventure on his own for one night, provided that 1414 returns by 8:15 a.m.(The departure time of the first morning passenger train) the following morning. During his journey, 1414 meets a little boy called Peter who is on a quest to find a magic flower that could cure his terminally ill sister. 1414 agrees to help the boy, and they embark on an adventure of faith and courage.
2. Train to Somewhere.
Written by Eve Bunting. Illustrated by Ronald Himler.
A fictional story based on the Orphan Train Movement from the mid-1850s till the late-1920s in the US. The story depicts the journey of 14 orphans as they travel from New York City on the Orphan Train, stopping at several villages on the Great Plains for families to adopt them. To Marianne, one of the orphans, this journey is also a quest to find her mother, who had promised to her years ago that she would return for her once she secured a new life in the West. As the journey moves on and the group becoming smaller with more children being adopted, Marianne begins to wonder if she would ever find a new happy life, let alone reuniting with her mother. The ending would have a similar theme to a well known book series.
I find these books very heart-touching, as they both depict on how a train journey can also be a quest for love, faith, courage and hope.
Have any of you read these books as well?
I'd like to start by introducing two literature works I've just read:
1. Lok 1414 geht auf Urlaub. (German Literature)
Written by Friedrich Feld. Illustrated by Rolf Rettich.
This is the story of a locomotive called 1414, who, after running on the same spur line for 61 years, is beginning to wear down. When the hard-hearted stationmaster refuses to give 1414 a break, the sympathetic conductor secretly lets 1414 out for an adventure on his own for one night, provided that 1414 returns by 8:15 a.m.(The departure time of the first morning passenger train) the following morning. During his journey, 1414 meets a little boy called Peter who is on a quest to find a magic flower that could cure his terminally ill sister. 1414 agrees to help the boy, and they embark on an adventure of faith and courage.
2. Train to Somewhere.
Written by Eve Bunting. Illustrated by Ronald Himler.
A fictional story based on the Orphan Train Movement from the mid-1850s till the late-1920s in the US. The story depicts the journey of 14 orphans as they travel from New York City on the Orphan Train, stopping at several villages on the Great Plains for families to adopt them. To Marianne, one of the orphans, this journey is also a quest to find her mother, who had promised to her years ago that she would return for her once she secured a new life in the West. As the journey moves on and the group becoming smaller with more children being adopted, Marianne begins to wonder if she would ever find a new happy life, let alone reuniting with her mother. The ending would have a similar theme to a well known book series.
I find these books very heart-touching, as they both depict on how a train journey can also be a quest for love, faith, courage and hope.
Have any of you read these books as well?