Grimm's Fairy Tales

Author: (German) Jacob Grimm Wilhelm Grimm
Translator: Yang Wuneng
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Grimm's Fairy Tales is one of the two most famous fairy tales in the world, alongside Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales, with over one hundred translations in various languages worldwide. Classic fairy tales such as Snow White, Cinderella, and Little Red Riding Hood are widely known, with many famous stories selected for textbooks and adapted into plays, films, or television series. The spread and influence of Grimm's Fairy Tales in countries around the world are rare in the history of world literature. Grimm's Fairy Tales is the most widely published German book after the translation and publication of the Bible by Martin Luther in 1521. During the lifetime of the Grimm brothers, Grimm's Fairy Tales had become a household book in Germany and had been translated into almost all European languages. Grimm's Fairy Tales were introduced to China in 1915 and have been deeply loved by readers, especially children. To date, over forty or fifty translations of Grimm's Fairy Tales have been published in mainland China. Grimm's Fairy Tales established the captivating narrative style of the "Grimm edition" in folk tales, exerting a profound influence on world children's literature since the 19th century.