Tom Michell


The Penguin Lessons

What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird

Michell, Tom | THE PENGUIN LESSONS : What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird


BoklivArtikelnr: 9781101967430

En inspirerande berättelse om en ung lärare och en penguin som förändrar hans liv. En charmig memoar om vänskap, glädje och oväntade band i en turbulent tid.

  • En inspirerande biografi om en pingvin.

  • Berättelser om sport och naturvetenskap.

  • Utgiven som häftad.

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Bindning: Häftat band

Bokförlag: Penguin Random House USA
ISBN: 9781101967430

Omfång: 240
Språk: Engelska
Utgivningsdatum: 2025-10-07

Förlagets information

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • The extraordinary and inspiring true story about the surprising bond between a young teacher and the small penguin he rescued

The Penguin Lessons teaches an important truth: that a single act of compassion can be repaid a thousand-fold.”—Sy Montgomery, author of the National Book Award finalist The Soul of an Octopus

In 1975, twenty-three-year-old Englishman Tom Michell follows his wanderlust to Argentina, where he becomes assistant master at a prestigious boarding school. But Michell’s adventures really begin when, on a weekend in Uruguay, he rescues a penguin covered in oil from an ocean spill, cleans the bird up, and attempts to return him to the sea. The penguin refuses to leave his rescuer’s side. “That was the moment at which he became my penguin, and whatever the future held, we’d face it together,” says Michell in this charming memoir.

Michell names the penguin Juan Salvador (“John Saved”), but Juan Salvador, as it turns out, is the one who saves Michell.

After Michell smuggles the bird back to Argentina and into his campus apartment, word spreads about the young Englishman’s unusual roommate. Juan Salvador is suddenly the center of attention—as mascot of the rugby team, confidant to the dorm housekeeper, co-host of Michell’s parties, and an unprecedented swimming coach to a shy boy. Even through the collapse of the Perónist government and amid the country’s economic and political strife, Juan Salvador brings joy to everyone around him—especially Michell, who considers the affectionate animal a compadre and kindred spirit.

Witty and heartwarming, The Penguin Lessons is a classic in the making, a story that is both absurd and wonderful, exactly like Juan Salvador.

Vanliga frågor om The Penguin Lessons av Tom Michell

Boken handlar om den oväntade och gripande relationen mellan en ung lärare, Tom Michell, och en liten pingvin som han räddade under 1975 i Argentina.

Boken utforskar teman av medmänsklighet, vänskap och hur djur kan påverka våra liv, med fokus på den relation som utvecklas mellan Michell och pingvinen Juan Salvador.

Det specifika exemplet är ett häftat band om 240 sidor, utgivet av Penguin Random House USA och publicerat den 7 oktober 2025.

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