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Wikipedia article




'Johnny, My Friend' (Swedish: 'Janne, min vn') is the first novel by the Swedish author Peter Pohl. It was published in Sweden in 1985. The English translation by Laurie Thompson was published in 1991.[http://www.worldcat.org/title/johnny-my-friend/oclc/185849156 'Johnny, My Friend'] at WorldCat

Plot summary



'Johnny, My Friend' is narrated by 12-year-old Krille. Krille is a naive youth, having grown up in a safe, supporting family in 1950s Stockholm. A new boy, Johnny, appears in Krille's life, and quickly impresses the neighborhood boys with his bicycling prowess. His popularity aside, Johnny is a bit of a mystery, rarely saying anything about his life. The boys of the neighborhood do not know where he lives, and sometimes he disappears for long periods, only to turn up again without explanation. Krille determines to solve the mystery of Johnny.

Translations



The novel has been translated into 11 languages:

*Danish: 'Min bedste ven' 1987

*Norwegian: 'Janne min venn' 1988

*German: 'Jan, mein Freund' 1990 (won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis[http://www.djlp.jugendliteratur.org/archiv_datenbanksuche-26.html?suche=97776 'Jan, mein Freund' in Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis databank] )

*Dutch: 'Jan, mijn vriend' 1991

*English: 'Johnny, My Friend' 1991

*French: 'Jan, mon ami' 1995

*Italian: 'Il mio amico Jan' 1996

*Estonian: 'Janne, mu sber' 1997

*Japanese: 1997

*Icelandic: 'Janni vinur minn' 1997

*Low German: 'Jan, mien Frnd' 2000

Film adaptation



*The 1996 film 'My Friend Joe' is based on the book.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117015 'My Friend Joe'] at IMDb

References



Category:1985 novels

Category:Novels by Peter Pohl

Category:Novels set in Stockholm

Category:Fiction set in the 1950s

Category:Swedish-language novels

Category:Swedish children's novels

Category:1985 children's books

Category:1985 debut novels

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