 First UK edition | |
| Author | Anne Holm |
|---|---|
| Original title | Jeg er David |
| Translator | L. W. Kingsland |
| Language | Danish |
| Genre | Children's, historical novel |
| Publisher | Gyldendal Methuen (UK) |
Publication date | 1963 |
| Publication place | Denmark |
Published in English | 1965 |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Pages | 191 |
| ISBN | 0-15-205161-9 (first English edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 54006814 |
| LC Class | PZ7.H7322 Iae 2004 |
I am David is a 1963 novel by Anne Holm. It tells the story of a young boy who, with the help of a prison guard, escapes from a concentration camp in an unnamed Eastern European country and journeys to Denmark. Along the way, he meets many people who teach him about life outside the concentration camp.
The book, originally written in Danish, has been translated into several languages, including Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, and German (all 1963), Dutch (1964), English (1965), Afrikaans (1982), and French (1986), and Konkani (1987). In the United States, the book was first called North to Freedom and "On the road to America", but it is now also being published as I am David. It was made into a film in 2003.