{"product_id":"the-original-bambi-9780691197746","title":"The Original Bambi","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBambi\u003c\/i\u003e is quite remarkable: a meditation on powerlessness and survival told with great economy and sophistication.\"\u003cb\u003e---Bill McKibben, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eThe Original Bambi,\u003c\/i\u003e the distinguished translator Jack Zipes, has sought to restore both the dignity and the relevance of Salten’s vision; to rescue it, in a manner of speaking, from Disneyfication. . . . [The book is] bracingly free of the encrustation of sugar that the tale has accumulated over the past 100 years.\"\u003cb\u003e---Meghan Cox Gurdon, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wonderful black-and-white illustrations. . . . Zipes is knowledgeable about his subject matter.\"\u003cb\u003e---Kathryn Schulz, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A lovely new hardback edition.\"\u003cb\u003e---Ron Charles, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Elegant [and] uncompromising.\"\u003cb\u003e---Piers Torday, \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A new translation . . . it's a dark story of brutality, loss and, ultimately, loneliness.\"\u003cb\u003e---Richard Chin, \u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A new, more precise translation of [Felix] Salten’s original.\"\u003cb\u003e---Andrew Stuttaford, \u003ci\u003eSpectator World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Informative. . . . A powerful tale of the destructive side of human nature and our despotic relationship to the environment.\"\u003cb\u003e---GrrlScientist, \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Zipes] makes a persuasive argument for rediscovering ‘The Original\u003ci\u003e Bambi\u003c\/i\u003e.’\"\u003cb\u003e---Nan Cohen, \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With captivating drawings by award-winning artist Alenka Sottler, \u003ci\u003eThe Original Bambi\u003c\/i\u003e captures the emotional impact and rich meanings of a celebrated story.\" * The Bookwatch *\u003cbr\u003e\"This handsomely illustrated unabridged edition of an enchanting and moving fable for adults (and older children) belongs in every library.\" * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\"Substantive and thought provoking. . . . Bambi’s well-written particularity offers readers universal relatability.\"\u003cb\u003e---Melissa Langsam Braunstein, \u003ci\u003eThe Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Zipes’s translation of Bambi reflects Salten’s descriptive prose, bringing the animals and their challenges to life for the reader.\"\u003cb\u003e---Miriam Kates Lock, \u003ci\u003eJerusalem Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Original Bambi \u003c\/i\u003eis a poignant story of youth, growth, and humans’ complicated relationship with nature; an enjoyable read for its own sake.\"\u003cb\u003e---Ceri Houlbrook, \u003ci\u003eFolklore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] high quality translation. . . . [with] striking artwork. . . . [\u003ci\u003eThe Original Bambi\u003c\/i\u003e is] a high-quality example of the value added to a text via an attentive publishing process.\"\u003cb\u003e---Jill O'Neill, \u003ci\u003eThe Scholarly Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Explanatory and illumintating. . . . Zipes’s new translation . . . give[s] us back the whole rich, multilayered complexity of Salten’s story.\"\u003cb\u003e---Francesca Arnavas, \u003ci\u003eMarvels \u0026amp; Tales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403882373463,"sku":"9780691197746","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691197746.jpg?v=1730484790","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-original-bambi-9780691197746","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}