The fairy tellers : a journey into the secret history of fairy tales
Jubber, Nicholas2022
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In this far-ranging quest, award-winning author Nicholas Jubber unearths the lives of the dreamers who made the world's most beloved fairy tales. From the Middle Ages to the birth of modern children's literature, we follow the inventors, thieves, rebels, forgotten geniuses and unlikely protagonists who gave us our most influential classics. Travelling through the steaming cities of Italy and the Levant, under the dark branches of the Black Forest, deep into the tundra of Siberia and across the snowy fells of Lapland, we discover a fresh perspective on our favourite stories and the cultures that formed them. Filled with adventure, tragedy and real-world magic, this bewitching book uncovers the stranger lives behind the strangest of tales.
Main title:
The fairy tellers : a journey into the secret history of fairy tales / Nicholas Jubber.
Author:
Jubber, Nicholas, author
Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2022.
Collation:
336 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781529327700 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
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BRN:
1160970
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