The Outsiders of Uskoken Castle
Dust jacket for the 1967 edition | |
| Author | Kurt Kläber |
|---|---|
| Original title | Rote Zora und ihre Bande |
| Translator | Lynn Aubry |
| Cover artist | Emanuel Schongut |
Publication date | 1941 |
Published in English | 1967 |
| Pages | 353 pp |
| OCLC | 1170405 |
The Outsiders of Uskoken Castle is a children's novel written by Kurt Kläber. The German original, Rote Zora und ihre Bande (Red Zora and her gang), was published under the pseudonym Kurt Held in 1941. The English version was translated from German by Lynn Aubry, illustrated by Emanuel Schongut and published in 1967 by Doubleday.
The story is about the adventures of Zora and a band of children who live in the ruins of an Uskok castle on the coast of Croatia. The children steal out of necessity, because they have no parents or other family to look after them. They are frequently involved in conflicts with the town's residents and reject the authority of adults, except for Gorian, an old fisherman who helps the children. When he needs help the children repay his kindness by coming to his rescue.