| Edition |
First edition |
| ISBN |
1616963069 (paperback) |
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9781616963064 (paperback) |
| Descript |
304 pages ; 22 cm |
| Content |
Introduction / Marissa Meyer -- How to fracture a fairytale [introductory essay] / Jane Yolen -- Snow in summer -- The bridge's complaint -- The moon ribbon -- Godmother Death -- Happy Dens or A day in the Old Wolves Home -- Grunny Rumple -- One Ox, two Ox, three Ox, and the dragon king -- Brother Hart -- Sun/flight -- Slipping sideways through eternity -- The fox wife -- The faery flag -- One old man, with seals -- Sleeping Ugly -- The undine -- Great-Grandfather Dragon's tale -- Green plague -- The unicorn and the pool -- The golden balls -- Sister Death -- Sule Skerry -- Once a good man -- Allerleirauh -- The gwynhfar -- Cinder Elephant -- Mama gone -- The woman who loved a bear -- Wrestling with angels |
| Summary |
"Fantasy icon Jane Yolen (The Devil's Arithmetic, Briar Rose, Sister Emily's Lightship) is adored by generations of readers of all ages. Now she triumphantly returns with this inspired gathering of fractured fairy tales and legends. Yolen breaks open the classics to reveal their crystalline secrets: a philosophical bridge that misses its troll, a spinner of straw as a falsely accused moneylender, the villainous wolf adjusting poorly to retirement. Each of these offerings features a new author note and original poem, illuminating tales that are old, new, and brilliantly refined."-- from publisher |
| Note |
"Introduction by Marissa Meyer"--Cover |
| Subject |
Fairy tales
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Short stories
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Fantasy fiction
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