The Fisherman And His Wife
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A timeless work of German folklore, The Fisherman and His Wife chronicles the tale of a humble fisherman who catches a magical flounder — an enchanted prince — and releases it out of goodness, only to be sent back again and again by his insatiably greedy wife to demand ever-greater wishes. With each request granted, from a cottage to a castle to a kingdom, the wife's ambitions escalate until she demands the power of God itself, at which point the enchanted fish strips away everything and returns the couple to their original poverty. The Brothers Grimm render this cautionary tale with a deceptively simple, rhythmic prose style that gives the story an almost incantatory quality, perfectly suited to its moral weight. A masterwork of the fairy tale tradition, it illustrates with quiet but devastating clarity the destructive nature of unchecked greed and the folly of never finding contentment.
Author: Brothers Grimm
Format: Hardback
Published: 1988, Picture Book Studio
Genre: Myths & legends
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A timeless work of German folklore, The Fisherman and His Wife chronicles the tale of a humble fisherman who catches a magical flounder — an enchanted prince — and releases it out of goodness, only to be sent back again and again by his insatiably greedy wife to demand ever-greater wishes. With each request granted, from a cottage to a castle to a kingdom, the wife's ambitions escalate until she demands the power of God itself, at which point the enchanted fish strips away everything and returns the couple to their original poverty. The Brothers Grimm render this cautionary tale with a deceptively simple, rhythmic prose style that gives the story an almost incantatory quality, perfectly suited to its moral weight. A masterwork of the fairy tale tradition, it illustrates with quiet but devastating clarity the destructive nature of unchecked greed and the folly of never finding contentment.