Papelucho
Papelucho is the main character in a series of children's books created by Chilean writer Marcela Paz. Twelve books were published between 1947 and 1974. The series became a classic among books for children in Chile. The books are written in the form of diaries by the title character, a middle-class, eight-year-old Chilean boy in Santiago. Papelucho is able to find interest and humour in everyday life, and does this by means of an exuberant fantasy, a strong sense of observation and ridicule, and highly developed originality and creativity. In this respect it shows similarity with other widely read works of the European children's literature, which also depict the adventures of children's everyday life, such as René Goscinny, Goscinny and Sempé's Le petit Nicolas series, Richmal Crompton's Just William (book series), Just William series, and Elena Fortún's Celia, lo que dice, Celia books. The first book of the series, ''Papelucho'', was published in 1947, after it won an award ...
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