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The Gloomster

(Hardback, Main)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Gloomster

Contributors:

By (Author) Axel Scheffler
Translated by Julia Donaldson
By (author) Ludwig Bechstein

ISBN:

9780571274246

Publisher:

Faber & Faber

Imprint:

Faber & Faber

Publication Date:

1st November 2011

Edition:

Main

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

831.7

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

48

Dimensions:

Width 136mm, Height 204mm, Spine 9mm

Weight:

169g

Description

Music depresses me.

Dancing distresses me.

Everything turns out wrong.

That' s why, the whole day long,

I feel so gloomy.

Inspired by Ludwig Bechstei's nineteenth-century poem, Axel Scheffler has created a set of delightfully dark depictions of misanthropic misery. Julia Donaldson, Axel's collaborator on The Gruffalo, has penned a wry, witty new translation of the original German. The result is a triumph of negativity, in the macabre yet merry spirit of the late, great Edward Gorey. Superbly miserable, brilliantly curmudgeonly and oddly cheering, gloominess has never been so appealing.

If you have ever felt that winter is cold and dreary but spring comes too soon each year, or that you'd rather just pull up the bedclothes and turn out the light, then The Gloomster is the book for you.

Author Bio

Axel Scheffler has achieved worldwide acclaim for his illustration. The Gruffalo, published in 1999, has become a modern classic. He is the author of many other award-winning titles, including The Gruffalo's Child, Monkey Puzzle, Room on the Broom, The Snail and the Whale and Tiddler. An edition of Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats with Axel's illustrations was published by Faber in 2009. In 2010, Faber published How to Keep a Pet Squirrel, a gift book for adults. Born in Germany, Axel now lives in London.

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