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Lädt ... The Queen of Paradise's garden : a traditional Newfoundland talevon Andy Jones
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Obviously I read this because I just read [b:Jack, the King of Ashes|22228451|Jack, the King of Ashes|Andy Jones|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|41566134] and it's the same author. And I liked this one too! Not as much as Jack, but I'm still really into Canadian folk tales. And the illustrations are growing on me. I didn't pay too much attention to them in Jack but in this one there were a couple that really got me, like when Jack wakes up all the people in the village and they're all drawn as birds. ( ) This illustrated tale is one of the many “Jack” tales from Newfoundland which have, according to the author’s notes, lived longer in speech than in print. Andy Jones explains that the sentences and the style are more musical than grammatical and asks that readers attend to the “vivacity, intelligence, and the wit of generations of storytellers”. If you love fairy and folk tales, you’ll love the vibrant illustrations of Darka Erdelji and the personable voice of the tale-teller in this slim volume. It manages to feel both familiar and distinct and opens and closes with traditional phrases familiar to Newfoundland tale-spinners: “Once upon a time, and a very good time it was, not in your time, indeed not in my time, but in olden times....” and “Now, when I left they were havin babies in basketfuls, and all they give me is a slipper and a glass. And I come all the way slidin on me ass.” I read this one because I was encouraged by an interview on CBC's The Next Chapter; if you want to know about some of the other titles I've enjoyed that they've recommended, I bookchat about some others here. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Once upon a time, and a very good time it was, not in your time, indeed not in my time, but in olden times, when quart bottles held half a gallon and houses were papered with pancakes and pigs run about with forks stuck in their backs seeing who wanted a slice o' ham, there were two old people and they never had no children, and they figured they were too old to ever have any. So begins The Queen of Paradise's Garden, a wonderful adaptation of a traditional Newfoundland tale, and the first in an ongoing series that combines the telling wit and resonant language of acclaimed Newfoundland actor, writer and comedian Andy Jones with the charming illustrations of Slovenian-born puppeteer and artist Darka Erdelji. Of course, it's clear from the story's beginning that there are children on the way, and one of those children is Jack, the delightful, mischievous, big-hearted hero of so many Newfoundland tales. Told with the humor, warmth and sly wit that have made Jones one of the Island's finest and best-loved storytellers, The Queen of Paradise's Gardenfollows Jack on his way to the land of the Queen of Paradise, three miles this side of the end of the world, where he searches for a magic fruit to make his parents young again, and finds quite a few other handy things as well. The story is a free adaptation of a tale told by Albert Heber Keeping of Grand Bank, which he got from Billy Quann of Sagona Island; Keeping's version was published in Herbert Halpert and John Widdowson's seminal collection, Folktales of Newfoundland. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)398.209718Social sciences Customs, Etiquette, Folklore Folklore Folk literature History, geographic treatment, biography North American folktales Canada Newfoundland & LabradorBewertungDurchschnitt:
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