A new translation by Andy Gaus of these classic popular satirical Wilhelm Busch cartoons, with original illustrations, in black and white, throughout. This volume includes Max & Moritz a Bad-Boy Story in Seven Tricks; Ice Peter, A Funny Picture Story; Diogenes and the Bad Boys of Corinth; four poems from Critique of the Heart; and a biographical note on Wilhelm Busch.
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Andy Gaus is the author of The Unvarnished New Testament, a complete translation from the Greek, and a collection of translations from the German of Rainer Maria Rilke entitled Requienm for a Woman. A composer and lyricist as well as a translator, Andy has written songs and scores for revues, musicals and operas produced in Boston, where he makes his home.
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A German Classic,
By Boris Bangemann "boyse" (Singapore) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Max and Moritz and Other Bad Boy Tales (Paperback)
Wilhelm Busch (1832-1908) is known as the author of "Max and Moritz," but the scope of his works is much broader. He is not an author of children's books in the first place. He wrote many stories of satire and slapstick humor not primarily aimed at children, illustrated by his own drawings - for which he is justly famous. Some people even regard him as the father of the modern comic strip. Had he worked in our time, his equals would be the likes of F. K. Waechter, Tomi Ungerer, Jean-Jacques Sempé, and Ronald Searle.Although the two cannot be compared, Busch's "Max and Moritz" ranks in Germany on the same level as Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" in the English speaking world. Wherever an Englishman would quote Lewis Carroll's "Alice", a German is likely to quote Busch. Children won't catch Busch's gentle satire in "Max and Moritz." The whole concept of satire is not familiar to them, of course. But while the little ones breathlessly follow the naughty pranks, Dad smiles at the fun Busch makes of the adults in "Max and Moritz." Widow Tibbets is a good example. While professing tender feelings for her chicks, she's really rather practical minded. So when Max and Moritz manage to kill her chickens - and the rooster, for that matter - she grieves, but not too deeply: When the worthy Widow Tibbets (Whom the cut below exhibits) Had recovered, on the morrow, From the dreadful shock of sorrow, She (as soon as grief would let her Think) began to think 'twere better Just to take the dead, the dear ones (Who in life were walking here once), And in a still noonday hour Them, well roasted, to devour. Finally, a word of warning to trusting parents. Busch shares the mischievous streak in Max and Moritz, and while his two young protagonists play rather violent tricks on the townspeople - a taylor almost drowns and a teacher gets his face burned from an exploding pipe - Busch himself plays the most violent trick on Max and Moritz. In their last prank they cut open the grain sacks of a farmer who finds the two boys in their hiding place, drags them to a mill and has them ground to pieces, which - Gary Larson would have loved that part - are being eaten by two of the Miller's geese: "In with 'em!" Each wretched flopper Headlong goes into the hopper. As the farmer turns his back, he Hears the mill go "creaky! cracky!" Here you see the bits post mortem, Just as Fate was pleased to sort 'em. Master Miller's ducks with speed Gobbled up the coarse-grained feed. The good and upright people of the village are so relieved. Good riddance to Max and Moritz, they think. But of course they put that more politically correct: Through the place in short there went One wide murmur of content: "God be praised! the town is free From this great rascality!" In short: this is great stuff for the kids if you manage to explain the fine points. As a starting point I recommend to brand the pranks of Max and Moritz as "very naughty" and take it from there. [this review refers to the Dover Publications edition translated by Walter Arndt, ISBN 0486201813]
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My family grew up on these Old German comic strips. My father and Uncles laughed at them, I laughed at them and my younger relatives will laugh at them. These stories are awesome. I will buy three more of these for my nephews.
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Icky fun,
By Sage Sorcerer "Sage" (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This book is a stitch! Small children will scratch their heads but adults will enjoy the irony. The illustrations stay with you.
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