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A century after its first appearance, Salten's coming-of-age story of a young deer and his distant but loving older mentor has lost none of its charm or emotional force. Lucid, unsentimental prose flows along with the seasons, from sylvan springs that rival the saccharine idyll in Disney's animated Bambi, to harsh winter scenes where "something horrible happened every day," as woodland creatures prey upon each other, red in tooth and claw. Absolute ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More