Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version by Philip Pullman (Hardcover)
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#1 New York Times bestseller Philip Pullman retells the worldâs best-loved fairy tales on their 200th anniversary Two centuries ago, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published the first volume of Childrenâs 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 âCinderellaâ and âRumpelstiltskin,â âRapunzelâ and âHansel and Gretelâ to lesser-known treasures like âThe 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 visionâand his beguiling retellings will draw you back into a world that has long cast a spell on the Western imagination.