Robert Walser 
Fairy Tales: Dramolettes [EPUB ebook] 

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Three mini-plays by the German wunderkind and asylum-dweller.

Fairy Tales gathers the unconventional verse dramolettes of the Swiss writer Robert Walser. Narrated in Walser’s inimitable, playful language, these theatrical pieces overturn traditional notions of the fairy tale, transforming the Brothers Grimm into metatheater, even metareflections.

Snow White forgives the evil queen for trying to kill her, Cinderella doubts her prince and enjoys being hated by her evil stepsisters; the Fairy Tale itself is a character who encourages her to stay within the confines of the story. Sleeping Beauty, the royal family, and its retainers are not happy about being woken from their sleep by an absurd, unpretentious, Walser-like hero. Mary and Joseph are taken aback by what lies in store for their baby Jesus.

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RETO SORG is the Director of the Robert Walser Centre in Bern. 

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 128 ● ISBN 9780811224901 ● File size 0.5 MB ● Translator Daniele Pantano & James Reidel ● Publisher New Directions ● Country US ● Published 2015 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 7469947 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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