The Adventures of Naoki (1 Naoki) Naoki

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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: The French are a naturally romantic people who would never use their childhood for a bit of humor. The Adventures of Nicolas is a masterpiece of brilliant collaboration between the renowned French cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempé and the literary master René Goscinny. Their works are the epitome of works enjoyed by both the elite and the masses. The authors' unique insights into society, life, and the inner world of characters, though drawn from everyday, always uncover humorous elements that are both entertaining and thought-provoking. The works are narrated in the first-person perspective, telling the amusing life of a French elementary school student. In the stories, Nicolas and his friends engage in a "contest" of mischief with all sorts of adults: teachers, inspectors, supervisors, principals, ministers—each an "authority" who appears before the children, seemingly with a thousand reasons for them to behave properly, yet the children still turn every "serious" situation into a fun "game."