Caravan SandWitch review-fi that benefits from the power of a real place
Eventually, I remembered it: Emil and the Detectives, the children’s adventure by Erich Kastner. More specifically, those airy, bendy, thick-lined ink illustrations by Walter Trier. Retro and modern all at once, as art struck on the cusp of the 1930s often was. Cheerful and spirited, filled with a headlong sense of derring-do. It’s a perfect fit. The world is a big part of this. There’s variety to the world too....