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GRIS GRIMLY'S TALES FROM THE BROTHERS GRIMM

Gris Grimly

The Brothers Grimm’s famed and enduring fairy tales are brought to life for a new generation of readers in their original, uncut, uncensored form by the master of gothic macabre, bestselling illustrator Gris Grimly.
Grimm. The name alone is enough to call to mind any number of the timeless fairy tales collected by brothers Jacob and Wilhelm in the early nineteenth century. These folktales have been told and retold in many forms for over two centuries, and while the particular mix of fantasy, adventure, and wonder that defined their seven-volume collection has endured, the terror, violence, and dark humor of the original stories have often been lost in translation.

Enter Gris Grimly, the modern master of gothic horror, who has faithfully reproduced the original text of a selection of tales – including “Rapunzel,” “Hansel and Gretel,” and “Little Red-Cap” – and adorned them with his own inimitable artwork. The result is a Grimm collection unlike any other, set in a world that is whimsically sinister, darkly vivid, and completely unforgettable. Gris Grimly’s Tales From the Brothers Grimm is the definitive illustrated compendium of these classic stories for a new generation of readers.

Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm and his brother Wilhelm Carl Grimm were born in Hanau, Germany, in 1785 and 1786, respectively. Trained as linguists and philologists, the brothers began collecting traditional German folktales whose oral lineage they felt was threatened by the transformative effects of the burgeoning industrial age. The result was their first volume of fairy tales, Children’s and Household Tales, published in 1812. Over the next forty-five years, they created seven expanded editions of what would come to be known as Grimms’ Fairy Tales. Wilhelm died in Germany in 1859, followed by Jacob in 1863.

Gris Grimly is a filmmaker, fine artist, and children’s book illustrator. Some of his best known works include A Study in Scarlet, Gris Grimly’s Frankenstein, Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Madness and Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Death and Dementia, and Neil Gaiman’s bestselling picture book The Dangerous Alphabet. He lives in Los Angeles.
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Published 2016-06-01 by HarperCollins

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Published 2016-06-01 by HarperCollins