Der Rabe: Fabeln von Jean de La Fontaine

Abstract

I am delighted to see this second installment of Eva Hülsmann's work. See her first volume for Meisinger in 1987. It put Der Hahn before the title on the cover but not on the title-page. This one adds Der Rabe in both places. I bought the book thinking that it would make an inexpensive second copy of the 1987 volume; I am thus surprised now to see that it represents new work. The style is the same: contemporary, lavish, crayon-acrylic drawings for twelve La Fontaine fables. The fox's partner in FS is here not a stork but a heron. The mistress of the house comes in before the monkey can enjoy the chestnuts that the cat has pulled out of the fire. The picture here misrepresents the scene, I believe. OF may be the best of this batch of work.