| Selected Tales of the Brothers Grimm Contributor(s): Brothers Grimm (Author), Wortsman, Peter (Translator), Monnin, Pascale (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1935744763 ISBN-13: 9781935744764 Publisher: Archipelago Books OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2012051811 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 7.2" (1.05 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new edition of the beloved tales of the Brothers Grimm - selected, translated and edited by Peter Wortsman - is drawn from the 1857 edition of the German original, the last edition reviewed and approved by the Brothers in their lifetime. Over the years, the Brothers' enigmatic narratives have been sanitized by Disney and children's book editors for modern consumption; this indispensable edition restores their sting and vigor to the original prose. In Wortsman's words, his translation is a return to a tincture of concentrated man-eating ogre and ground hag tooth, diluted in blood, sweat and tears, as a potent vaccine against the crippling effects of fear and fury. These fortifying imaginative vaccines are accompanied by twenty-four full-color illustrations by Haitian artists, including Edouard Duval-Carri , Pascale Monnin, and Frank tienne. Edwidge Danticat observes that many Haitian painters bring forth another canvas beneath the one we see. These works' imaginative scope, vitality, and evocation of the unconscious open deep channels between the two traditions, shedding new light and shadow on the classic tales. |