Bjarne Reuter (born 29 April 1950) is a Danish writer and screenwriter, best known for children's and young adult books. Many of his works are set in the 1950s and 1960s, the time period of his childhood and adolescence. Many also feature the Copenhagen area, where he was born in Brønshøj. Reuter is the screenwriter of the popular Danish television series and movie Busters verden ("Buster's World"). In 1977 he was awarded with the Danish Ministry of Culture's children book prize. He won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for best children's book in 2000, recognising the German-language edition of En som Hodder (1998), and was a finalist for the youth book prize in 2003, for the work published in English as The Ring of the Slave Prince (2004).
For his lasting contribution as a children's writer, Reuter was a finalist for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in both 2002 and 2004.
Roman om herboristen, ligrøveren og kvaksalveren Giuseppe Emanuele Pagamino, der i 1348 kommer til det pestramte Firenze for at se, hvad der er at erhverve af kostbarheder dér. I et hus fyldt med lig finder han drengen Arturo, som sammen med æslet Bonifacius bliver Giuseppes tro følgesvend. Sammen kommer de ud for mange (u)sandsynlige hændelser i Giuseppes jagt på en fingernegl fra et djævlebarn - den eneste ingrediens han mangler for at kunne færdigbrygge sin udødelighedsdrik
"En hyldest til det begær, der driver mennesket gennem verden ... Det er en fryd at bevæge sig gennem denne gennemarbejdede og fortættede roman."
Jens Andersen, Berlingske Tidende
"En fabelagtig roman ... Undervejs må man som læser skiftevis gnide øjnene, snappe efter vejret og gnægge af fryd."
Peter Dürrfeld, Information
"Man tryllebindes ... En rigtig Bjarne Reuter, veloplagt, drillende, over stok og sten."
Lars Tjalve, Kristeligt Dagblad
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