Faust
Series: World Literature for Children
Title: Faust
Original Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Retold by: Barbara Kindermann
Artist: Klaus Ensikat
Extent: 36 pp, 4/c throughout
Format: 220 x 300 mm
Pub. price: EUR 15,50
Pub. date: Autumn 2002
German ISBN: 978-3-934029-10-1
Ages: 7 and up
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Material available: German review copy and English text
THE STORY:
The devilish Mephisto makes a wager with God that he’ll succeed in winning
over Faust’s soul. He descends to earth and sidles his way into Doctor
Faust’s home taking on the shape of a poodle. Faust is unimpressed by
Mephisto’s powers of persuasion, until he meets Gretchen. A clever book,
full of magic and witchery, equally fascinating and instructive for young and
old, thus also suitable for adults who never read Faust or forgot the story.
And through the gripping illustrations of Klaus Ensikat Goethe´s heroes
come to life.
THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR:
J.W. von Goethe (1749-1832), is considered Germany’s most important poet
and Faust his most significant work - which took him 60 years to complete.
For the sake of comprehensibility, Goethe’s text had to be rigorously
shortened and changed into prose. Still, particular care was taken that the
language, style and character of the classical model be unmistakably reflected
by including the most famous idioms.
THE ARTIST:
Klaus Ensikat, born in 1937, is one of Germany‘s most brilliant illustrators.
For his work he won numerous awards and for his complete oeuvre he got the
most important international mark of honour: the Hans-Christian-Andersen medal.
Between 1995 and 2003 Klaus Ensikat held a professorship at the Hamburg Academy
of Art.
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