Bambi

1 About this book

Bambi, a Life in the Woods (German: Bambi: Eine Lebensgeschichte aus dem Walde, lit. 'Bambi, a Biography from the Woods') is a 1923 Austrian coming-of-age novel written by Felix Salten, and originally published in Berlin by Ullstein Verlag. The novel traces the life of Bambi, a male roe deer, from his birth through childhood, the loss of his mother, the finding of a mate, the lessons he learns from his father, and the experience he gains about the dangers posed by human hunters in the forest. It is also seen as a parable of the dangers and persecution faced by Jews in Europe.

An English translation by Whittaker Chambers was published in North America by Simon & Schuster in 1928, and the novel has since been translated and published in over thirty languages around the world. Salten published a sequel, Bambi's Children, in 1939.

The novel was well received by critics and is considered a classic, as well as one of the first environmental novels.

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Good for readers who want: friendship and a book they can read free online.

• Legends and stories of Animals
• Biography
• Animals
• Nature
• Friendship
• Folklore
• Legends and stories
• Legends