Description
Paula Rego's anthology of traditional nursery rhymes, illustrated by her sometimes disturbing, but always arresting engravings
About the Author
Marina Warner's study of the Arabian Nights, Stranger Magic (2011) won the Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism and the Sheikh Zayed Book Award in 2013; in 2015 she was awarded the Holberg Prize in the Arts and Humanities and was made DBE. She is a Professor of English and Creative Writing at Birkbeck College, a Fellow of the British Academy and President of the Royal Society of Literature.
Reviews
'In characteristic style, Ms Rego has turned these surreal squibs and childish chants into something mysterious and alarming ... Paula Rego and Marina Warner provide a new filter through which to view their childish subject matter' - Independent
'A beautifully produced book ... it is to be kept and treasured' - Evening Standard
'Handsome ... more art book than picture book' - Times Educational Supplement
'A magical convergence: the absurdity of English nonsense illustrated by Rego's marvellously dark fantastical drawings ... anyone will thrill to these' - Jackie Wullschlager's Summer Reads, Financial Times
Book Information
ISBN 9780500094105
Author Marina Warner
Format Hardback
Page Count 72
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight(grams) 540g