Grimms American Fairy Tales

Grimms American Fairy Tales

2nd edition: Herein further edited, these are all new "fairy tales," tales in the old tradition but modern tales of fantasy, nature, vengeance and the spirit. There are talking animals, ghosts, and families in disarray, dreams that aren’t dreams, and tales of revenge. There are happy endings that don’t always seem happy, sad endings that are satisfying, and twisted endings that will leave you with shivers. Whether the tale is about girls, or boys, or moms or dads, or other funky relatives or neighbors or just people you wish you could meet, they will provide insights into the complexity of human nature that develop along the road. Because that's what fairies are here for. “The forest allows for enchantment and disenchantment, for it is a place where society’s conventions no longer hold true. It is the source of natural right, thus the starting place where social wrongs can be righted,” noted a Grimms' scholar Jack Zipes. In this collection, because of the increased attention given to nature wanting to shrug off the human burden that causes climate change, we’re going to see a more modern attitude that Nature itself is alive. While Zipes noted that today’s modern world seems filled with enchanting ads that make promises, Nature never makes promises. Nature makes reality. A former collection with many of these stories was called Grimms American Macabre, but you’re going to find new delights and unexpected thrills here; seven new tales and two that no longer exist. In this 2nd edition, the stories have been further edited, and the history section in the back is updated. This is a book for Grimm lovers, with stories for the young and young at heart.