THE TALE OF THE FISHERMAN AND THE GOLDEN FISH
Translation by Julian Henry Lowenfeld
An edifying fairy tale by the great Russian writer in an English translation produced specially for this edition by Julian Henry Lowenfeld, an American and Russian poet, dramatist and composer, as well as one of the best translators of Pushkin’s works. The illustrations in the book are engravings made in the dry point technique by the gifted and original artist Boris Zabirokhin.
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Details of the creation of this masterpiece
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Year of publication:2022
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Number of pages:92
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Dimensions:310 × 240 mm
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Paper:Hahnemühle (Germany), 300 g/m², handmade
Alexander Pushkin’s fairy tale is a remarkable example of archetypical Russian consciousness that presents many key ideas and problematic situations that each one of us will face. This story shows the nature and character of self-interested people who will always desire and pursue something more than they have and can have. They have no sense of moderation or the limit of their capabilities. They fall prey to passions, to the desire for power and wealth, to envy, malevolence and greed. In Russian culture “to be left with a broken trough” has become a fixed expression conveying the end result of the old woman’s avarice and selfishness, on the one hand, and of the old man’s weak character, submissiveness and lack of willpower, on the other.
Work on this edition of The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish began in the year 2000. The first copy of the book came out in 2022.
The book contains 10 illustrations masterfully executed by the artist Boris Zabirokhin in the dry-point technique.
The cover of the book is made of fish leather and papyrus. The book has a storage case decorated with fabric.
Participants in the work on this publication:
Creator of the illustrations — Boris Zabirokhin
Design and layout — Yevgeny Grigoryev
Lettering on the title page and dropped capitals — Oleg Matsuyev
Printing of the text — Ruslan Knyazev
Binding work — Andrei Kulikov, Andrei Degtev
Additional information
Details of the creation of this masterpiece
-
Year of publication:2022
-
Number of pages:92
-
Dimensions:310 × 240 mm
-
Paper:Hahnemühle (Germany), 300 g/m², handmade
Alexander Pushkin’s fairy tale is a remarkable example of archetypical Russian consciousness that presents many key ideas and problematic situations that each one of us will face. This story shows the nature and character of self-interested people who will always desire and pursue something more than they have and can have. They have no sense of moderation or the limit of their capabilities. They fall prey to passions, to the desire for power and wealth, to envy, malevolence and greed. In Russian culture “to be left with a broken trough” has become a fixed expression conveying the end result of the old woman’s avarice and selfishness, on the one hand, and of the old man’s weak character, submissiveness and lack of willpower, on the other.
Work on this edition of The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish began in the year 2000. The first copy of the book came out in 2022.
The book contains 10 illustrations masterfully executed by the artist Boris Zabirokhin in the dry-point technique.
The cover of the book is made of fish leather and papyrus. The book has a storage case decorated with fabric.
Participants in the work on this publication:
Creator of the illustrations — Boris Zabirokhin
Design and layout — Yevgeny Grigoryev
Lettering on the title page and dropped capitals — Oleg Matsuyev
Printing of the text — Ruslan Knyazev
Binding work — Andrei Kulikov, Andrei Degtev
Alexander Pushkin
THE TALE OF THE FISHERMAN AND THE GOLDEN FISH
Translation by Julian Henry Lowenfeld
An edifying fairy tale by the great Russian writer in an English translation
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