Enemy, The

The Enemy is a profound, moving and poignant fable for our time about two lonely soldiers facing each other across a barren desert battlefield. Are they the only soldiers left? How can they end the war? Just who is the enemy? Author Biography: One of Europe's most acclaimed writers for Children Davide Cali began his career in 1994 as a cartoon writer for the Italian magazine Linus. He began writing children's books in 2000, and since then he has published twenty books; the first four of which he illustrated himself. His book Piano Piano received a 2006 Bologna Ragazzi Special Award and the Switzerland Enfantaisies Prize. He is also the coauthor of I Can't Wait, winner of the 2005 Baobob Prize. Cali has received the Belgium Libbylit Award, and France's SNCF award. His books have been published in North America, France, Italy, and Austria, and translations of his books have been published in eighteen countries.