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â[A] graceful and brilliant novel . . . leads the reader on a journey through childhood autism that proves enlightening as well as fascinating.â âForeWord Magazine  Burton Rembrandt has the sort of perspective on life that is almost impossible for adults to understand: the perspective of an eight-year-old. And to Burt, his parents and teachers seem to be speaking a language he cannot understand. This is Burtâs story as written in pencil on the walls of the Quiet Room in the Childrenâs Trust Residence Center, where he lands after expressing his ardent feelings for a classmate. It begins:  When I was five I killed myself . . .  In this rediscovered modern classic from âone of Franceâs best-loved contemporary writers,â Howard Buten renders with astounding insight and wry language the tale of a troubledâor perhaps just perfectly normalâyoung boy testing the boundaries of love and life (Time).  âButen uses his wit like a whip to get at the heart of this boyâs own story . . . bringing some shock and some power to that delicate line between youth and the rest of the world.â âThe Austin Chronicle  âThis psychologically intense tale moves quickly, and the difficult task of creating a childâs voice with authenticity and depth proves Buten a gifted stylist and storyteller . . . [an] imaginative and provocative book.â âPublishers Weekly, starred review  âCertainly Buten offers some insight into a troubled childâs mind.â âThe New York Times Book Review |
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