Ronny D'Hulster

Hardback, 150 pages 

5 full page illustrations by Culpeo S. Fox

Beautifully translated by Mark Stainforth

Eerste druk: January 2012

Tweede druk: January 2014

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First English edition: November 2016

 

Following the loss of his father, thirteen-year old Robin has withdrawn into his own small and private world. His mother allows an otherworldly great-aunt, to arrange a soul journey for the boy to the mystical Pleiades, a star cluster of mythological significance sine ancient times.

Together with his guide, Rudyard the fox, he visits magical places and encounters a series of wise spirits offering new perspectives on many of life’s themes: love, loss, parental relationships, responsibility, self confidence and the mystery of his Two-Spirit identity.

In juxtaposition with the personal experiences come considerations of the (sadly deterio-rating) state of human society and the treats imposed by climate change on earth.

Ultimately, Robin’s developed habits and routines are shattered in a dynamic and powerful climax and he is able to use his learning to find a way forward. The question is left unresolved wether mankind will manage to do the same…

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Robin & Rudyard is a modern fairy tale built up in multiple layers, and thus providing different levels of sense and meaning to younger and more mature readers respectively.

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Through rich symbolism, mystical  and Jungian psychological precepts, the reader is invited to join Robin on a parallel journey. The story of the two characters shows us how wisdom, love and forgiveness can perhaps transcend the present world.