Can anyone suggest any novels/short stories told by the prespective of a child - beside pidgeon english. spefically told in first person.
Prose question
Room by Emma Donoghue.
The curious incident of the dog in the night time - Mark Haddon.
Also: Life of Pi - Yann Martel. Although that character is a teenager I think.
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle
The Butcher Boy - Patrick McCabe
'Me and Ma Gal' - Des Dillon.
Empire Of The Sun - J D Ballard
Kieron Smith, Boy by James Kelman
It's on R4 at the moment serialised on 'Book of the Week' 11.45, it is both very sad and amusing.
Jeanette Winterton 'Why be happy if you can be normal'.