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Harry Potter-Autorin Joanne K. Rowling: Ihre Märchensammlung »The Tales of Beedle the Bard« erscheint bald in Deutschland!
Joanne K. Rowlings Märchensammlung »The Tales of Beedle the Bard« erscheint am 4. Dezember 2008 bei Bloomsbury. Das teilte der Verlag gestern in London mit. Wie schon bei den »Harry Potter«-Romanen bringt Carlsen die deutsche Übersetzung heraus. Der genaue Veröffentlichungstermin steht jedoch noch nicht fest.
Die englischsprachige Ausgabe der Märchensammlung wird von Bloomsbury und für Deutschland von Bloomsbury Berlin vertrieben. Der Online-Händler Amazon, der das originale handgeschriebene Märchenbuch im Dezember 2007 für umgerechnet 2,75 Millionen Euro ersteigert hatte, vertreibt eine Luxus-Ausgabe der Märchensammlung.
Die Standdard-Ausgabe soll umgerechnet rund neun Euro kosten; ein Teil des Buchpreises komme der von Rowling gegründeten Kinderschutzorganisation »Children´s High Level Group« zugute, heißt es.
(boersenblatt.net)
»The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Collector´s Edition« – Offered Exclusively by Amazon (available in limited Quantities)
In December 2007, Joanne K. Rowling unveiled The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a very special book of five fairy tales illustrated by the bard herself, embellished with silver ornaments and mounted moonstones. Amazon was fortunate to come into possession of one of the original copies, and it was our privilege to share images and reviews of this incredible artifact. Now Joanne K. Rowling is giving millions of Harry Potter fans worldwide cause for celebration with a new edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard (available December 4, 2008) and Amazon is thrilled to exclusively offer a luxuriously packaged Collector’s Edition designed to evoke the spirit of the handcrafted original.
Tucked in its own case disguised as a wizarding textbook found in the Hogwarts library, the Collector´s Edition includes an exclusive reproduction of Joanne K. Rowling´s handwritten introduction, as well as 10 additional illustrations not found in the Standard Edition or the original. Opening the cover of the slipcase reveals a velvet bag embroidered with Joanne K. Rowling’s signature, in which sits the piece de resistance: your very own copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, complete with metal skull, corners, and clasp; replica gemstones; and emerald ribbon.
Offering the trademark wit and imagination familiar to Rowling´s legions of readers – as well as Aesop´s wisdom and the occasional darkness of the Brothers Grimm – each of these five tales reveals a lesson befitting children and parents alike: the strength gained with a trusted friendship, the redemptive power of love, and the true magic that exists in the hearts of all of us. Rowling´s new introduction also comments on the personal lessons she has taken from the Tales, noting that the characters in Beedle´s collection »take matters into their own hands, rather than taking a prolonged nap or waiting for someone to return a lost shoe,« and that »magic causes as many problems as it solves, and to this day it is often Beedle´s stories that help the parent explain this fact of life to their young sons and daughters.«
But the true jewel of this new edition is the enlightening and comprehensive commentary (including extensive footnotes!) by Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, who brings his unique wizard´s-eye perspective to the collection. Discovered »among the many papers which Dumbledore left in his will to the Hogwarts Archives,« the venerable wizard´s ruminations on the Tales allow today´s readers to place them in the context of 16th century Muggle society, even allowing that »Beedle was somewhat out of step with his times in preaching a message of brotherly love for Muggles« during the era of witch hunts that would eventually drive the wizarding community into self-imposed exile. In fact, versions of the same stories told in wizarding households would shock many for their uncharitable treatment of their Muggle characters.
Professor Dumbledore also includes fascinating historical backstory, including tidbits such as the history and pursuit of magic wands, a brief comment on the Dark Arts and its practitioners, and the struggles with censorship that eventually led »a certain Beatrix Bloxam« to cleanse the Tales of »much of the darker themes that she found distasteful,« forever altering the meaning of the stories for their Muggle audience. Dumbledore also allows us a glimpse of his personal relationship to the Tales, remarking that it was through »Babbity Rabbity and Her Cackling Stump« that »many of us [wizards] first discovered that magic could not bring back the dead.«
Both a wise and delightful addition to the Harry Potter canon, this new translation of The Tales of Beedle the Bard is all that fans could hope for and more – and an essential volume for the libraries of Muggles, wizards, and witches, both young and old.
(Amazon )
The Children´s Voice Campaign
Children´s High Level Group The Tales of Beedle the Bard is published by The Children’s High Level Group (CHLG), registered charity number 1112575, a charity co-founded in 2005 by Joanne K. Rowling and Emma Nicholson MEP to make life better for vulnerable children.
All net proceeds from the sale will be donated to The Children´s Voice campaign.
The Children´s Voice campaign is run by CHLG. It campaigns for child rights across Europe, particularly in Eastern Europe where over a million children and teenagers are growing up in institutions, often in unacceptable conditions. In most cases they are without adequate human or emotional contact and stimulation, while many only just survive without life´s basics such as adequate shelter and food.
CHLG´s Children´s Voice campaign helps around a quarter of a million children each year through education activities; outreach work in institutions; and a dedicated telephone and email help line.
Also Available: the Standard Edition. The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition contains the five fairy tales, new introduction by Joanne K. Rowling, illustrations reproduced from the original handcrafted book, and commentary on each of the tales from Professor Albus Dumbledore.
Collector´s Edition Product Features:
• All five fairy tales from the original The Tales of Beedle the Bard
• An outer case disguised as a wizarding textbook from the Hogwarts library
• Handwritten version of Joanne K. Rowling´s new introduction
• 10 new illustrations by Joanne K. Rowling not included in the Standard Edition or the original handcrafted edition
• Velvet bag embroidered with Joanne K. Rowling´s signature
• Metal skull, corners, and clasp
• Replica gemstones
• Emerald ribbon
(AMAZON)
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