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The 13.5 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers; John Brownjohn is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The 13.5 Lives of Captain Bluebear about?
A delightfully illustrated cult novel, literary satire and epic adventure.'Within the first 15 pages I was carried away by the sheer craziness of it all. Some Minipirates find a baby bear with blue fur inside a walnut shell floating on the ocean towards a giant whirlpool. They rescue him and teach him about knots and waves, and that a good white lie is often considerably more exciting than the truth. Then, when he outgrows their ship to such an extent that he is in danger of sinking it, they abandon him on an island with a bottle of seaweed juice and a loaf of seaweed bread. Thus Bluebear comes to the end of his first life and embarks on his second. By the end of the book, he has expended exactly half of his 27 lives. Again and again, Moers confounds our expectations as the narrative twists and turns, travels backwards and forwards in time. Part science fiction, part fairy tale, part myth, part epic, the book is a satire on all these genres and so constantly satirises itself. Very amusing' - Daily TelegraphFrom Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Nine-lived cats have nothing on the "bluebear," who, according to German author and illustrator Moers, has a whopping 27 lives. In this inve
Who reads The 13.5 Lives of Captain Bluebear?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Walter Moers; John Brownjohn
- Publisher
- Vintage Digital
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781585677245
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult
- Rating
- 4.2 / 5 (228 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
Other editions & translations
- The 13 1/2 lives of Captain Bluebear : being the demibiography of a seagoing bear ... and excerpts from the 'Encyclopedia of the marvels, life forms and other p (2013)
- The 13 1/2 lives of Captain Bluebear : being the demibiography of a seagoing bear, with numerous illustrations and excerpts from the 'Encyclopaedia of the marve (2013)
- The 13 1/2 lives of Captain Bluebear : being the demibiography of a seagoing bear ... and excerpts from the 'Encyclopedia of the marvels, life forms and other p (2000)
- The 13.5 Lives of Captain Bluebear (1999)
- The 13.5 Lives of Captain Bluebear (2001)
- The 13 1/2 lives of Captain Bluebear : being the demibiography of a seagoing bear, with numerous illustrations and excerpts from the 'Encyclopaedia of the marve (2001)
- Die 13 einhalb Leben des Käpt'n Blaubär (2002)
- The 13.5 Lives Of Captain Bluebear (Zamonia 1) (2013)
- The 13 1/2 lives of Captain Bluebear : being the demibiography of a seagoing bear, with numerous illustrations and excerpts from the Encyclopedia of the marvels (2006)
- The 13 1/2 lives of Captain Bluebear : being the demibiography of a seagoing bear, with numerous illustrations and excerpts from the 'Encyclopedia of the marvel (2005)
- Die 13 Einhalb Leben des Käptn Blaubär (2001)
- The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear (2006)