Till Eulenspiegel
In Clemens J....
Every child knows the stories about this most famous of pranksters, the one who bakes owls and monkeys, teaches a donkey how to read and fools the Duke of Anhalt. His sly humour, taking everything literally and intentionally misunderstanding everything, with which he keeps lords and masters at bay, has become proverbial. But it’s not only the powerful that fall victim to his rough pranks: poor farmers and tradesmen, animals and children aren’t safe either.
In Clemens J. Setz’s recounting of selected stories from the beloved folk tale, subtly illustrated by Philip Waechter, Till Eulenspiegel, »possibly the freest character in German literature«, gets up to nothing but mischief and trouble in the villages and houses of the honest, decent people – to the mischievous pleasure of the reader.
»very amusing, very concise and refreshingly provocative« NDR.de
»very amusing, very concise and refreshingly provocative« NDR.de
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