Kay Nielsen: East of the Sun and West of the Moon
Step into a world of star-crossed lovers, magical winds, mischievous giants, and trolls, through some of the most exquisite illustrations in publishing history. In this gorgeous reprint, TASCHEN revives the most ambitious publication project of beloved Danish artist Kay Nielsen, one of the most famous children’s book illustrators of all time.
First published in 1914, East of th...
Step into a world of star-crossed lovers, magical winds, mischievous giants, and trolls, through some of the most exquisite illustrations in publishing history. In this gorgeous reprint, TASCHEN revives the most ambitious publication project of beloved Danish artist Kay Nielsen, one of the most famous children’s book illustrators of all time.
First published in 1914, East of the Sun and West of the Moon is a celebrated collection of fifteen fairy tales, gathered by legendary Norwegian folklorists Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe on their journeys across Norway in the mid-nineteenth century. Nielsen’s illustration edition of Asbjørnsen and Moe’s tales is considered a jewel of early 20th-century children's literature, highly sought-after by art and book collectors worldwide. An original signed copy of the book sold at auction in 2008 commanded the highest price ever paid for an illustrated children’s book.
This finely crafted reprint restores the stunning detail and artistry of Nielsen’s images to their original splendor. Featuring 46 illustrations, including many enlarged details from Nielsen’s rare original watercolors, the book is printed in five colors with a lovingly designed slipcase. Three accompanying essays, illustrated with dozens of rare and previously unseen artworks by Nielsen, explore the history of Norwegian folktales, Nielsen’s life and work, and how this masterpiece came to be.
作者介绍：
彼得•克利斯登•亚柏容森（Peter Christen Asbjørnsen，1812—1885）
容根•因格布利森•莫伊（Jørgen Engebretsen Moe，1813—1882）
挪威作家、学者，以搜集和整理挪威民间故事而闻名
两人是自幼相识的伙伴，出于对民间故事的兴趣和热忱，花费多年时间，通过徒步旅行搜集故事素材，足迹遍及挪威各地。自19世纪40年代初开始，陆续出版了多部民间故事集，在欧洲文学界引起巨大反响。由于两位好友始终如一的密切合作，这一系列作品通常被直接称为“亚柏容森和莫伊故事集”
插画师介绍：
凯•尼尔森（Kay R. Nielsen，1886—1957）
丹麦插画家，欧洲插画黄金时代三大名家之一
自1913年发表第一部插画作品开始，一直以精致典雅的手法、优雅独特的画风以及独立的艺术创作观著称，成为20世纪初书籍插...
作者介绍：
彼得•克利斯登•亚柏容森（Peter Christen Asbjørnsen，1812—1885）
容根•因格布利森•莫伊（Jørgen Engebretsen Moe，1813—1882）
挪威作家、学者，以搜集和整理挪威民间故事而闻名
两人是自幼相识的伙伴，出于对民间故事的兴趣和热忱，花费多年时间，通过徒步旅行搜集故事素材，足迹遍及挪威各地。自19世纪40年代初开始，陆续出版了多部民间故事集，在欧洲文学界引起巨大反响。由于两位好友始终如一的密切合作，这一系列作品通常被直接称为“亚柏容森和莫伊故事集”
插画师介绍：
凯•尼尔森（Kay R. Nielsen，1886—1957）
丹麦插画家，欧洲插画黄金时代三大名家之一
自1913年发表第一部插画作品开始，一直以精致典雅的手法、优雅独特的画风以及独立的艺术创作观著称，成为20世纪初书籍插画最高水平的代表，《日之东•月之西》被公认为他最出色的插画作品
译者介绍：
杨蔚
译者、自由撰稿人，“ 孤独星球”（Lonely Planet）特邀编辑及译者
已出版译作《乞力马扎罗的雪》《太阳照常升起》《那些忧伤的年轻人》《夜色温柔》《自卑与超越》等