#1 New York Times bestseller Philip Pullman
retells the world’s best-loved fairy tales on their 200th
anniversary
Two centuries ago, Jacob and Wilhelm
Grimm published the first volume of Children’s and
Household Tales. Now Philip Pullman, one of the most
accomplished authors of our time, makes us fall in love all
over again with the immortal tales of the Brothers
Grimm.
Pullman retells his fifty favorites, from
much-loved stories like “Cinderella” and “Rumpelstiltskin,”
“Rapunzel” and “Hansel and Gretel” to lesser-known treasures
like “The Three Snake Leaves," "Godfather Death" and "The
Girl with No Hands." At the end of each tale he offers
a brief personal commentary, opening a window on the sources
of the tales, the various forms they've taken over the
centuries and their everlasting appeal.
Suffused with
romance and villainy, danger and wit, the Grimms' fairy
tales have inspired Pullman's unique creative vision—and his
beguiling retellings will draw you back into a world that
has long cast a spell on the Western imagination.
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