

Despite of that the two of them talk and we find out the boy's mother had died and that he lives alone with his father who doesn't take much care of him.īastian was intrigued by the book the owner was reading. The owner of the bookshop is Carl Conrad Coreander who doesn't like children in particular.

He storms into an antique bookshop because he is running away from some bullies. This is a classical work for young people but also loved and appreciated by the older.īastian Balthasar Bux is a ten years old boy. The author himself stated that his goal was not to teach nor educate but to bring his readers the magic of a special world. The main theme is the part of fantasy and imagination in the made-up world but in the real world as well. The story is based upon the struggle of good and evil. Except for the magical creatures it contains its own rules. The world of which the author speaks is well described.
