With the 200th anniversary of the first edition of the Brothers Grimm tales being celebrated this year, there are have been a lot of editions of their takes published in 2012, and it would have been impossible to review them all. However, here are three further editions which I wish I could get my hands …
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Brothers Grimm Week
BROTHERS GRIMM WEEK (4): The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
Noel Daniel (editor) & Matthew P. Price (translator)(Taschen) Twenty seven tales are brought to life in this cloth bound collection published in honour of the bicentenary of the Grimms’ Tales. The collection includes all-time favourites such as Cinderella, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, Sleeping Beauty and Puss in Boots, and the translation of these tales is based …
BROTHERS GRIMM WEEK (3): Grimm Tales for Young and Old
Philip Pullman(Penguin) For his Grimm Tales for Young and Old, Philip Pullman has selected fifty of his favourite tales and has rewritten them, and brought them up to date, in language at least.Pullman is no stranger to spinning his own versions of fairy and traditional tales. No doubt readers will be familiar with his Aladdin, …
BROTHERS GRIMM WEEK (2): Tales from the Brothers Grimm
Lisbeth Zwerger“Brüder GRIMM MÄRCHEN”, translated by Anthea Bell(Minedition) I knew very little of the illustrator before discovering this book, but I have since discovered that Lisbeth Zwerger, who is Austrian, is a much acclaimed illustrator and recipient of many prestigious prizes, including the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1990 in recognition of her lifetime contribution to children’s literature. She has …
BROTHERS GRIMM WEEK
A week dedicated to the Brothers Grimm It has been 200 years since the Brothers Grimm published the first edition of their collected fairy tales, published under the title Kinder- und Hausmärchen, and a part of the celebrations, many beautiful editions have emerged on the market, aimed both at children and at adults. As I am focusing on gift …