The Robber with the Witch's Head presents almost fifty new stories about demons and clever maidens and princes. Bursting with life, this is a storyteller's dream, full of adventure and magic, translated by Jack Zipes.

In 2003 Jack Zipes translated "Beautiful Angiola," the first half of Laura Gonzenbach's astonishing treasury of folk and fairy tales, told and retold by generations of Sicilian peasants. Now the Gonzenbach collection is complete in English: "The Robber with the" "Witch's Head" presents almost fifty new stories about demons and clever maidens and princes. Bursting with life, "The Robber with the Witch's Head "is a storyteller's dream, full of adventure and magic, expertly rendered by the translator of the Brothers Grimm.
what critics have said about "Beautiful Angiola":
"The Sicilian tales in Beautiful Angiola are a revelation; not in their originality, because like all great collected folk and fairy tales they are universal. But they have a uniqueness because the flavor of that island off the toe of the boot of Italy is so concentrated, so lusty, so full of sun, lemons and herbs that when reading them, I could taste them. I see a series of paintings inspired by them forming in my head. What a wonderful collection
for any folklorist, Italian and especially Sicilian! Strega Nona (who is Calabrese) approves!." -- Tomie dePaola
"Ostensibly collected for younger readers, the anthology is just as appropriate for an adult audience." - "Library Journal
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"An extraordinary collection." -- "Ruminator Review
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"Stories with a feminist slant, strange, quirky and tart. Sometimes shocking, often superb."
--Jacqueline Wilson, author of "Girls in Tears" and "The Lottie Project"

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Die Marchen dieses Bandes stammen von der italienischen Insel Sizilien. Sie sind gepragt von Siziliens zentraler Lage im Mittelmeer und dem Seehandel. So lassen sich in den Geschichten verschiedenste Einflusse erkennen: griechische, spanische oder auch deutsche, denn es fallen auch Ahnlichkeiten zu den Marchen der Gebruder Grimm auf. Dieses Buch ist ein Nachdruck der langst vergriffenen Originalausgabe von 1870.

Laura Gonzenbach: Sicilianische Marchen

Edition Holzinger. Taschenbuch

Berliner Ausgabe, 2013

Vollstandiger, durchgesehener Neusatz bearbeitet und eingerichtet von Michael Holzinger

Erstdruck: Leipzig: Engelmann 1870. Mit Anmerkungen Reinhold Kohlers und einer Einleitung herausgegeben von Otto Hartwig.

Textgrundlage sind die Ausgaben: Gonzenbach, Laura: Sicilianische Marchen. Aus dem Volksmund gesammelt von Laura Gonzenbach. Mit Anmerkungen Reinhold Kohler's und einer Einleitung herausgegeben von Otto Hartwig, Bande 1-2. Leipzig: Engelmann 1870.

Herausgeber der Reihe: Michael Holzinger

Reihengestaltung: Viktor Harvion

Umschlaggestaltung unter Verwendung des Bildes: Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller: Ruine des Griechischen Theaters zu Taormina in Sizilien, 1855 (Detail)

Gesetzt aus Minion Pro, 10 pt.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Sicialische Marchen, Volume 2; Sicialische Marchen Laura Gonzenbach Otto Hartwig W. Engelmann, 1870 Fiction; Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology; Fairy tales; Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology; Folklore; Folklore, Sicilian; Social Science / Folklore & Mythology; Tales; Tales, Sicilian