Since its inception in 1812, the groupKinder- und Hausmärchen(Children's and Family Tales) by the brothers Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm has become famous and resonated in the research community in Germany. More than two hundred years have passed, the whole world has read that book, regardless of age, generation, or era. Today we often know the book by the nameGrimm's Fairy Tales.
The starting point is a collection of folk tales,Grimm's Fairy Talesaccidentally became loved and became bedtime stories of millions of children around the world. In this edition, Dong A sends readers the most complete publication in Vietnamese including 215 stories and prefaces written by the Grimm brothers themselves.
This is not a children's edition as is often the case. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm did not write fairy tales for children to read, but they wanted to use the written medium to preserve the culture, life philosophy and traditional spiritual values of the German people. The stories in this collection were originally stories "passed down without being judged as good or bad, noble or popular", andGrimm's Fairy Talesis “a record of customs and traditions” - as the Brothers Grimm shared.
Therefore, in this edition, Dong A follows the spirit of the two authors, keeping the original stories to convey the original spirit and the breath of an ancient Germany of the 19th century. Therefore, if parents choose this edition as a gift for their children, please continue to accompany them in the reading process, to select stories suitable for a specific age.
In addition, the book uses a set of illustrations.Grimm's Fairy TalesThe first complete book by two artists Philipp Grot Johann (1841-1892) and Robert Leinweber (1845-1921) published in Germany. This is also the first time the illustrations of these two talented artists have been introduced to Vietnamese readers, with most of the stories having pictures, helping readers to visualize more easily the setting, characters, costumes and objects described in the story.
