Synopses & Reviews
Back in Print!
Originally published as a two-volume set forty years ago, The Juniper Tree is distinguished first by the selection of stories. Lore Segal and Maurice Sendak jointly culled 27 from the 210 in the complete collection, and their contents page presents a fascinating critical statement. The translations are another distinguishing quality of the Segal/Sendak edition. Both translators have been painstakingly faithful to the German texts; they have not cut, “retold,” or bowdlerized. In addition, Segal and Jarrell bring to their renderings of Grimm the grace and precision that are characteristic of their own original prose.
· One of the most acclaimed Grimm collections published in English, available again
· An elegant, must-have edition for every home library
· New lower-price of $19.99, formerly $28.00
· Includes standards such as “Hansel and Gretel,” “The Fisherman and His Wife,” and “The Frog King” as well as lesser-known masterpieces such as the title story and “The Goblins”
· Each story contains a full-page picture by Maurice Sendak
· Four stories translated by Jarrell, the rest by Segal
Review
“A work of art, a work of love, a collectors item.” —Chicago Tribune Book World
“Maurice Sendak has drawn what must be some of his finest pictures for this book . . . The Juniper Tree returns Grimm to the whole family.” —The Boston Globe
“[Segal and Sendak] favor the odd, the pungent, the ambiguous; their Grimm has a salty, unfamiliar taste . . . Segals translations achieve the spoken quality the Grimms aimed for . . . Sendaks drawings are monumental, hypnotic . . . I only wish the Segal-Sendak Grimm had existed when I was young.” —Walter Clemons, Newsweek
“[An] uncommon collection of 27 folktales—among them the strangest, most grotesque, mysterious and haunting in Grimm. The pictures are superb, and come from the darker, stranger side of [Sendaks] genius.” —The New York Times Book Review
“The abiding value of the Segal/Sendak collection is that it can be read over and over, and each time one will discover a sparkling mot juste that Mrs. Segal has implanted in the text, and each time the study of Mr. Sendaks drawings will show forth a felicity not seen before. These two geniuses soar and dance together in the empyrean.” —The New Yorker
time one will discover a sparkling mot juste that Mrs. Segal has implanted in the text, and each time the study of Mr. Sendaks drawings will show forth a felicity not seen before. These two geniuses soar and dance together in the empyrean." - The New Yorker
Synopsis
A one-volume hardcover edition for the 30th anniversary Originally published as a two-volume set thirty years ago, The Juniper Tree is distinguished first by the selection of stories. Lore Segal and Maurice Sendak have jointly culled 27 from
the 210 in the complete collection, and their contents page presents a fascinating critical statement. The translations are another distinguishing quality of the Segal/Sendak edition. Both translators have been painstakingly faithful to the German texts; they have not cut, “retold,” or bowdlerized. In addition, Segal and Jarrell bring to their renderings of Grimm the grace and precision that are characteristic of their own original prose. This must-have edition for every home library is jacketed and cloth-bound and has a bookmark ribbon.
Synopsis
Back in Print!
Originally published as a two-volume set forty years ago, The Juniper Tree is distinguished first by the selection of stories. Lore Segal and Maurice Sendak jointly culled 27 from the 210 in the complete collection, and their contents page presents a fascinating critical statement. The translations are another distinguishing quality of the Segal/Sendak edition. Both translators have been painstakingly faithful to the German texts; they have not cut, “retold,” or bowdlerized. In addition, Segal and Jarrell bring to their renderings of Grimm the grace and precision that are characteristic of their own original prose.
· One of the most acclaimed Grimm collections published in English, available again
· An elegant, must-have edition for every home library
· New lower-price of $19.99, formerly $28.00
· Includes standards such as “Hansel and Gretel,” “The Fisherman and His Wife,” and “The Frog King” as well as lesser-known masterpieces such as the title story and “The Goblins”
· Each story contains a full-page picture by Maurice Sendak
· Four stories translated by Jarrell, the rest by Segal
About the Author
LORE SEGAL (1928-2005) wrote numerous books for young readers, including Tell Me a Mitzi and Why Mole Shouted, both published by Farrar Straus Giroux. She was born in Austria and lived in New York City.
MAURICE SENDAK (1928-2012) was one of the preeminent childrens book illustrators and authors of the twentieth century. Best-known for the Caldecott Medal-winning Where the Wild Things Are, he was also the recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award for childrens book illustration, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, and the National Medal of Arts.
Table of Contents
The three feathers -- Hans my hedgehog -- The story of one who set out to study fear -- Brother and sister -- Spindle, shuttle and needle -- The twelve huntsmen -- Fitcher's feathered bird -- The devil and his three golden hairs -- The fisherman and his wife -- The master thief -- Brother Gaily -- The goblins -- Hansel and Gretel -- The Frog King, or Iron Henry -- The poor miller's boy and the little cat -- Frederick and his Katelizabeth -- The golden bird -- Bearskin -- Godfather Death -- Many-Fur -- Rapunzel -- Snow-White and the seven dwarfs -- Rabbit's bride -- The two journeymen -- Ferdinand Faithful and Ferdinand Unfaithful -- Mrs. Gerturde -- The juniper tree.