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Grimm and Grimmer
Classic Fairy Tales Rebooted
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This collection of fourteen reimagined Grimm's fairy tales from award-winning author Mark Russell offers a biting new perspective while proving the classics never go out of style. In the two hundred years since Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm first published their collection of fairy tales, things haven't...
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See moreAward-winning author Mark Russell re-imagines Grimms' fairy tales for the 21st century with this biting, satirical collection spanning both well-known and more obscure stories.
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Description
This collection of fourteen reimagined Grimm's fairy tales from award-winning author Mark Russell offers a biting new perspective while proving the classics never go out of style.
In the two hundred years since Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm first published their collection of fairy tales, things haven't gotten any less—ahem—grim. So tuck yourself in with some of the classic bedtime stories, retold by award-winning author Mark Russell.
Grimm and Grimmer offers fourteen of the Brothers Grimm's finest stories—a mix of well-known tales including "Rapunzel" and "Cinderella," and ones you might not know, like "The Boy Who Didn't Know Fear"—reconceived for a twenty-first century while staying true to their roots.
At times both laugh-out-loud funny and darker than a wicked stepmother's heart, this captivating collection captures all the absurdities and anxieties of the world just outside our windows.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780762487851
Publisher: Running Press,U.S.
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 03 April 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Running Press Adult
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Alicja Kocurek
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 230.0mm
Weight: 426g
Pages: 128
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About the Author
Mark Russell is an Eisner, GLAAD, and Ringo award-winning comic book writer and the author of two books, God Is Disappointed in You and Apocrypha Now, both of which are about the Bible. He currently lives and toils in Portland, Oregon.
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