Pelle the Conqueror
, by Nexo, Martin Andersen- ISBN: 9781595690289 | 159569028X
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/30/2006
Born in the slums of Copenhagen, the author was the fourth of 11 children born to an alcoholic stone mason and the daughter of a blacksmith. His breakthrough work, the Danish classic "Pelle the Conqueror," appeared between 1906-1910, and in 1989 the film version won the Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film.