The Hare and the Tortoise: And Other Fables of La Fontaine - Couverture rigide

Bolt, Ranjit

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1905236530 ISBN 13 : 9781905236534

Editeur : Barefoot Books Ltd, 2006

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

'A modern version of La Fontaine's wised-up fables. The tortoise moving in top gear/doing at least a mile a year and the man who thinks he looks so very fine/Though he saw mirrors all the time/That seemed to tell him otherwise, convey their clever lessons all over again. An excellent introduction reminds us that many of the fables were based on tales that originally appeared in Sanskrit as early as the fourth century (they were reputedly written for three badly behaved young princes).' The New York Times Book Review --The New York Times Book Review. If it's a real classic you're after, The Hare and the Tortoise, is the most erudite edition in this year's line-up, Ranjit Bolt has translated the 17th- century fables pf La Fontaine into an English that's both entertaining and elegant.' Nicola Smyth, The Independent on Sunday --The Independent on Sunday. Famous fables from yesteryear have been rewritten and transformed into witty and lyrical verse that make them a pleasure to read aloud to young children and indeed for older children to read alone. Imaginations will run riot as the book unfolds and the whimsical charm of the illustrations will capture hearts everywhere.' Lovereading4Kids --Lovereading4Kids

If it's a real classic you're after, The Hare and the Tortoise, is the most erudite edition in this year's line-up, Ranjit Bolt has translated the 17th- century fables pf La Fontaine into an English that's both entertaining and elegant.' Nicola Smyth, The Independent on Sunday --The Independent on Sunday

Famous fables from yesteryear have been rewritten and transformed into witty and lyrical verse that make them a pleasure to read aloud to young children and indeed for older children to read alone. Imaginations will run riot as the book unfolds and the whimsical charm of the illustrations will capture hearts everywhere.' Lovereading4Kids --Lovereading4Kids

Biographie de l'auteur :

Ranjit Bolt is one of Britain's leading theatre translators. Born in Manchester, of mixed English and Indian parentage, in 1959, and educated at The Perse School, Cambridge, and Balliol College, Oxford, his version of Corneille's Le Menteur was performed at the Old Vic in 1989 to huge critical acclaim. So began a collaboration with Sir Peter Hall which has resulted in five productions of major European classics. He has also worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre and numerous theatres in North America, Australia and New Zealand. His verse novel, Losing It, was published by John Murray in 2001. He received the OBE in the 2003 New Year's Honours List for services to literature. Giselle Potter studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, in North America. She was a Publishers Weekly Choice for New Illustrators of 1997. Along with editorial illustrations for various publications, Giselle is the illustrator of several books for children, all of which have been very well received.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Barefoot Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1905236530
• ISBN 13: 9781905236534
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Illustrateur: Potter Giselle