num_pages: 320
description: David Grossman's classic novels See Under: Love and The Book of Intimate Grammar, earned him international acclaim as an author of childhood. The Zig Zag Kid is written in a more optimistic vein, and recounts thirteen-year-old Nonny Feuerberg's picturesque journey into adulthood. As Nonny's Bar Mitzvah year trip turns into an amazing adventure, he not only finds himself befriending a notorious criminal, and a great actress, but confronts the great mystery of his own identity.With wit and humor, The Zig Zag Kid is a novel that explores the most fundamental questions of good and evil and speaks directly to both adults and teenagers.
language: English
title: The Zigzag Kid
titlecomplete: The Zigzag Kid
genres: Jewish, 20th Century, Childrens, Literary Fiction, Novels, Israel, Young Adult, Adventure, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 1927
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Premio Grinzane Cavour
category: Narrativa Straniera, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Picador