Black Brothers Covenant of Friends

Author Name: Lisa Tetzner

Translated by: Abdel Razzaq Belhachmi

Home Books Literature The Black Brothers Novel - The Pact of Friends The Black Brothers - The Pact of Friends. The Black Brothers is an international children's novel, written by German author Lisa Tetzner. It was adapted into a Japanese children's cartoon series called "The Pact of Friends," which achieved tremendous success upon its release. The novel was named The Black Brothers after the children, the protagonists, who worked as chimney sweeps and became contaminated with the ash and dirt from the chimneys. Julian is forced to go to Milan to work as a chimney sweep in order to contribute to supporting his family and treating his sick mother. Julian lives there in inhumane conditions and is exposed to persecution, hunger, and disease, and some of his colleagues die from illness. How did Julian manage to survive, and who helped him? And how did he return home? It is a story about the suffering of children that requires attention to the world of childhood.