The Broken Jug Series: World Literature for Children Title: The Broken Jug Original Author: Heinrich von Kleist Retold by: Barbara Kindermann Artist: Willi Glasauer Extent: 36 pp, 4/c throughout Format: 220 x 300 mm Pub. price: EUR 15,50 Pub. date: July 2011 German ISBN: 978-3-934029-46-0 Ages: 7 and up

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THE STORY:

You don’t know the famous story of the ambivalent judge Adam who has to hear the case of a mysteriously broken jug owned by Marthe Rull?
The solution of this puzzle is not easy, because the judge is not really eager to solve the case – the man of the law is in trouble himself.
So what’s his secret? Will someone come forward and explain what really happened during the dark night in Marthe Rull’s garden?
On the 200th anniversary of Heinrich von Kleist's death this tumultous story gets retold by Barbara Kindermann and appealingly illustrated from Willi Glasauer.

THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR:

Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811) quit his studies in physics and mathematics after only one year. He also did not like his service in the pruissian administration and moved to the city of Dresden, where he wrote his most important dramas. Kleist has always been considered one of Germany´s most influential playwrights. But he never got a grip on his life and in 1811 he committed suicide.

THE ARTIST:

Willi Glasauer, born in 1938, works as a freelance artist for television programs, various magazines and both French and German publishing houses. His main focus lays on book illustrations. During summertime Willi Glasauer lives in the Pyrenees, while in winter he works in Berlin. His illustrations help make this volume a treasure for Kleist enthusiasts old and new.