The Fairy Tale of the World
Autor Jurg Amman, J'Urg Amann Ilustrat de Kathi Bhenden Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 oct 2010 – vârsta de la 9 ani
This is not a fairy tale in the usual sense. There are no princesses, no golden eggs, no happy endings. A brooding portrait of a solitary postapocalyptic existence, The Fairy Tale of the World is nonetheless compelling.
The story was originally conceived by a brilliant young German writer, Georg Büchner, who died tragically at the age of twenty-three. His dark vision reflects the social injustice of his time.
Award-winning Swiss author Jürg Amann has adapted The Fairy Tale of the World from a scene in Büchner’s Woyzeck, a moving play about the effects of poverty.
Internationally acclaimed artist Käthi Bhend has stunningly and surprisingly interpreted Amman’s lyrical language and bleak imagery. Together they have created a book that offers not only Buchner’s dark vision but also a promise of innocence and hope in a dark, despairing world.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780735823167
ISBN-10: 0735823162
Pagini: 32
Dimensiuni: 244 x 264 x 9 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Editura: NorthSouth (NY)
ISBN-10: 0735823162
Pagini: 32
Dimensiuni: 244 x 264 x 9 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Editura: NorthSouth (NY)
Recenzii
In My Dreams, I Can Fly (Booklist)
A meditative sense of mystery sets this book apart.It is autumn, and five friends—a grub, two worms, a beetle, and a caterpillar—are hunkering down. Their regular card games at the grub’s place give way to stockpiling their holes for the winter freeze. Bhend’s cut-away vision of this miniature underworld is a scraggly, cramped, cluttered, yet somehow cozy maze daubed in soft, muted colors and festooned with twisting vines that reach beyond each rectangular frame. It has a gently magical, early-Disney feel also reflected in the straightforward prose. For a time, the story seems to revel in its warm feelings without going anywhere, but then Hasler reveals two surprises: the onion the grub has hidden has pushed above ground and flowered, and the caterpillar has vanished, leaving behind a silken cocoon. After summer thaws the icy ground, the creatures find the caterpillar—now a butterfly—hovering near the flower, reflecting the grub’s dreams of being able to fly. An earnest, unfettered effort with enough visual detail to win over all kinds of readers and listeners.
A meditative sense of mystery sets this book apart.It is autumn, and five friends—a grub, two worms, a beetle, and a caterpillar—are hunkering down. Their regular card games at the grub’s place give way to stockpiling their holes for the winter freeze. Bhend’s cut-away vision of this miniature underworld is a scraggly, cramped, cluttered, yet somehow cozy maze daubed in soft, muted colors and festooned with twisting vines that reach beyond each rectangular frame. It has a gently magical, early-Disney feel also reflected in the straightforward prose. For a time, the story seems to revel in its warm feelings without going anywhere, but then Hasler reveals two surprises: the onion the grub has hidden has pushed above ground and flowered, and the caterpillar has vanished, leaving behind a silken cocoon. After summer thaws the icy ground, the creatures find the caterpillar—now a butterfly—hovering near the flower, reflecting the grub’s dreams of being able to fly. An earnest, unfettered effort with enough visual detail to win over all kinds of readers and listeners.
Notă biografică
GEORG BÜCHNER (1813-1837) died when he was only 23, but his place in German literature is monumental. As a writer who fought for the rights of underprivileged people—peasants, workers, everyone who suffered exploitation—Büchner was a fearless precursor of those who fight to protect human rights and social equality.
JÜRG AMANN is one of Switzerland’s most honored writers. He started his writing career with a study of Franz Kafka’s works, and has also worked as a journalist and a dramaturge at the main theater of Zürich.
KÄTHI BHEND’s illustrations have been described as “breathtaking,” “profoundly beautiful,” exquisitely detailed,” “extraordinary.” Born in Switzerland, Käthi studied commercial art and worked in advertising for several years before she began illustrating books.
Descriere
Award-winning Swiss author Amann has adapted a scene in Georg Buchner's "Woyzeck," a moving play about the effects of poverty. Internationally acclaimed artist Bhend has stunningly and surprisingly interpreted Amman's lyrical language and bleak imagery.