Bambi's Children
Encyclopedia
Bambi's Children, The Story of a Forest Family, originally titled Bambis Kinder, eine Familie im Walde, is a German
Children's novel
written by Felix Salten
as a sequel to his successful work Bambi, A Life in the Woods
. The sequel follows the lives of the deer Bambi's twin fawns as they grow from fawns through adulthood. Salten wrote the sequel while living in exile in Switzerland
after being forced to flee Nazi occupied Austria
as he was of Jewish heritage. Originally written in German, the novel was first published in English
in the United States
in 1939 by Bobbs-Merrill. It was not published in Germany until the following year. Its language is gentler than that of Bambi, A Life in the Woods.
Germany
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Children's novel
Children's literature
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written by Felix Salten
Felix Salten
Felix Salten was an Austrian author and critic in Vienna. His most famous work is Bambi .-Life:...
as a sequel to his successful work Bambi, A Life in the Woods
Bambi, A Life in the Woods
Bambi, a Life in the Woods, originally published in Austria as Bambi. Eine Lebensgeschichte aus dem Walde, is a 1923 Austrian novel written by Felix Salten and published by Paul Zsolnay Verlag...
. The sequel follows the lives of the deer Bambi's twin fawns as they grow from fawns through adulthood. Salten wrote the sequel while living in exile in Switzerland
Switzerland
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after being forced to flee Nazi occupied Austria
Austria
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as he was of Jewish heritage. Originally written in German, the novel was first published in English
English language
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in the United States
United States
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in 1939 by Bobbs-Merrill. It was not published in Germany until the following year. Its language is gentler than that of Bambi, A Life in the Woods.
Plot introduction
Twin fawns, Geno and Gurri learn the pleasures as well as downsides of nature and their forest home, as their mother Faline raises them to adulthood. Their father, Bambi, watches over them and, at times, takes care of them while their mother is busy. During their lives, they interact with Lana and Boso, twin fawns of their Aunt Rolla, and the orphaned siblings Nello and Membo. The deer also interact with a variety of humans including hunters seeking to kill them and forest rangers wishing to protect them.Further reading
- Lewis Buell, Ellen: A Fine Sequel to That Modern Classic, "Bambi". New York Times 1939-12-05: BR105. Partially accessed 2011-07-21.