December 2017 Non-fiction University of Minnesota Press

Tales of Wonder: Retelling Fairy Tales through Picture Postcards Jack Zipes


Hardback | Dec 2017 | University of Minnesota Press | 9781517902599 | 240pp | 304x304mm | GEN | AUD$29.99, NZD$34.99

A pictorial history of fairy-tale postcards from the late 1800s to the present, Tales of Wonder presents a fascinating look at how key scenes of fairy tales have been rendered over time, suggesting a rethinking and reliving of the tales through the years. Jack Zipes tells this intriguing history of the postcards as well as providing new perspectives on familiar stories.