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Grimm Tales : For Young and Old (Penguin Clothbound Classics) Hardcover – October 22, 2020

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In this stunningly designed book of classic fairy tales, award-winning author Philip Pullman has chosen his fifty favourite stories from the Brothers Grimm and presents them in a 'clear as water' retelling, in his unique and brilliant voice. These new versions show the adventures at their most lucid and engaging yet. Pullman's Grimm Tales of wicked wives, brave children and villainous kings will have you reading, reading aloud and rereading them for many years to come.

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448 pages
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October 22, 2020
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5.35 x 1.5 x 7.87 inches
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0241472725
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978-0241472729
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ PENGUIN (October 22, 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0241472725
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0241472729
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.35 x 1.5 x 7.87 inches

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PHILIP PULLMAN is one of the most acclaimed writers working today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass), which has been named one of the top 100 novels of all time by Newsweek and one of the all-time greatest novels by Entertainment Weekly. He has also won many distinguished prizes, including the Carnegie Medal for The Golden Compass (and the reader-voted "Carnegie of Carnegies" for the best children's book of the past seventy years); the Whitbread (now Costa) Award for The Amber Spyglass; a Booker Prize long-list nomination (The Amber Spyglass); Parents' Choice Gold Awards (The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass); and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, in honor of his body of work. In 2004, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

It has recently been announced that The Book of Dust, the much anticipated new book from Mr. Pullman, also set in the world of His Dark Materials, will be published as a major work in three parts, with the first part to arrive in October 2017.

Philip Pullman is the author of many other much-lauded novels. Other volumes related to His Dark Materials: Lyra’s Oxford, Once Upon a Time in the North, and The Collectors. For younger readers: I Was a Rat!; Count Karlstein; Two Crafty Criminals; Spring-Heeled Jack, and The Scarecrow and His Servant. For older readers: the Sally Lockhart quartet: The Ruby in the Smoke, The Shadow in the North, The Tiger in the Well, and The Tin Princess; The White Mercedes; and The Broken Bridge.

Philip Pullman lives in Oxford, England. To learn more, please visit philip-pullman.com and hisdarkmaterials.com. Or follow him on Twitter at @PhilipPullman.

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Nathalie Martin

Grimm Tales For Young and Old

Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2012

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I recently purchased this book on Kindle. It's very beautifully written in a simple language, easy enough for young readers yet not too simplistic for grown ups. The narrative is also well balanced, the stories are short enough for young readers not to lose interest or grasp of the plot; yet not too short to seem trunkated to those who read the originals. So far I read one story to my five year old and he listened thoroughly and followed without difficulty. It was also a pleasure for me to revisit the classic tales without feeling like I was reading a nursery book. Recommended!

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Morgan

Excelent modernisation

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2014

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Fairy tales are one of the most pure forms of story telling and require a deep understanding of folkloric import and narrative structure to carry off successfully. Sadly this is not often the case.. Philip Pullman is an exception. This short collection can be recommended whole heartedly. Soundly researched and beautifully written.

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Laura

DO judge a book by its cover: Get this one!

Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2013

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Another great Pullman book to treasure! Written by the master of modern english who got me back into reading; The author whose books makes me forget the world around me.
This one is on top of my christmas shopping list.

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Carmel Coghlan

Great holiday reading

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2013

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I really liked this book. I had loved all the childhood tales and found it fascinating to read the original tales that led to my childhood versions.I also loved having a book of short stories on holiday which were easy to pick up and put down

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Ruti

Beautiful and Charmin

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2016

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Beautifuly written, captures the ancient nature of the tales but also telling it in an updated way. Pullman is a master of telling!
If you like tales don't miss it!

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Lucinda

Enchanting collection of celebrated fairytales retold in a distinctive voice that is contemporary and fresh.

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2012

Phillip Pullman is one of the most recognized and revered authors, with his bestselling His Dark Materials trilogy and Sally Lockhart series standing out as astonishing works of fiction. His unique, distinctive voice turns these classic tales into something quite special that make them so unfamiliar, as if you are being introduced to them for the first time. This enchanting collection comprises of fifty of Phillip Pullman's favorites from Rapunzel to Snow white and Cinderella, to the less familiar tales of the three snakes leaves, Hanz my hedgehog and Godfather death. This book is not only a delightful volume that brings the classics to life, but also introduces readers to the lesser but equally as great tales that many may not have read. With black wit, otherworldly romance and a touch of particularity, these stories will capture your imagination letting it run away with you. What makes each story even more fascinating is a brief commentary that explores and delves into the story's background and history, making it so much more special and unforgettable. In Phillip Pullman's introduction he discusses why these stories have stood the test of time, being just as popular today as they were many years ago, and how they became very much a significant and central part of our collective storytelling imagination. Pullman's Grimm Tales of wicked wives, brave children and villainous kings will have you reading, reading aloud and rereading them for many years to come.

This book should be on everyone's Christmas list this year as it is my favorite book of the year so far, being something that truly astonished me and which I just lost myself within. The author's style is so distinctive that you feel as if you are reading something entirely new as these superb, magnificent tales are brought into the twenty-first century with a modern twist. It is a book to treasure and one that will sit quite happily at the top of my bookshelf, with its stunning cover and binding that is so opulent and exquisite. It brought back such lovely happy childhood memories of when I was read to at night and which now shall be reread time and time again, furthermore to my nephews who now have a distinctive edition to add to their fairytale collection. The extra detail included about each story's history was fantastic, making you feel as if you were reliving a part of literary history that was special and quite personal. I won this extraordinary book (that is a momentous edition to current literature), through a monthly giveaway with `the book exchange'. I would like to take this opportunity of thanking them as I concider myself to be extremely privileged to have had the fortuity of reading this splendid book. As an adherent and devoted fan of Phillip Pullman and an avid reader of His Dark Materials trilogy, I was naturally tremendously excited about the release of this brilliant book that I can now add to my collection of his works.

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Avinesh

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2014

this is really good especially the commentary at the end of each story with its origins and meaning.

Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2014

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Nothing special starts out fun but just get repetitive as you go on. Sections of fairytales or simple illustrations would have really helped and lost interest just after a few fairytales and didn't even bother to read it thru properly just skimmed thru the last couple of hundred pages.

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Amy M

Beautiful Book

Reviewed in Canada on October 2, 2023

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Looks exactly like the mage advertised! Came in great condition, lovely book!

anjali

Upto collector’s standards

Reviewed in India on July 14, 2023

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The print is amazing. The condition of the book is upto the standard

Demi

Looks really good!

Reviewed in the Netherlands on April 1, 2021

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Beautiful book! Very excited to start reading it!

Grind Central

Far from Grimm!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 25, 2014

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This is an awesome reworking of old fables and fairy tales courtesy of one Mr Pullman.

As a huge fan of His Darker Materials I pretty much snap up anything by this masterful writer, and I'm so pleased to be adding this to my collection.

Grimm Tales is as much a 'how to write fairy tales' guide as it is a book of reworked tales simply meant to inspire and thrill. I now understand a lot more about the mechanics of a fairy tale and, thanks to the large number Pullman included here, have increased my fairy tale knowledge base tremendously.

Nice touches include his notes on the original fairy tale, which means you get to understand why he reworked individual tales the way he did. Any insight into the workings of his brain is a gift.

As for the reworking, he hasn't done anything outrageous - the stories are all still intact - but there are definitely some little Pullmanisms here and there for fans to revel in.

I'd recommend to this to well-read older kids, teens and adults, plus parents looking to get their children into old school fairy tales.

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Murru Alex

Da leggere

Reviewed in Italy on January 23, 2014

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Piccolo capolavoro di Pullman. Da leggere assolutamente per gli appassionati del genere ed anche per il genitore in genere .

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