The Gift of the Magi - Rilegato

Henry, O.

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ISBN 10: 141693586X ISBN 13: 9781416935865

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster, 2006

Riassunto

A young man and a young woman sell their most prized possessions to buy each other Christmas gifts, in a reissue of the famous tale of unselfish love illustrated in subtle watercolors.

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Recensione:

"[B]eautifully wrought illustrations, delicate, uncluttered, and splendidly composed."

-- New York Times Book Review

"...as sentimental as Christmas."

-- Publishers Weekly

"Lisbeth Zwerger's biting line and soft, evocative palette illuminate the characters with an aura of gaslit nobility, and burnish an antique until it shines."

-- Time

L'autore:

William Sydney Porter—later to be known as O. Henry—was born in North Carolina in 1862. Known for his surprise endings and ability to capture the hope and pathos of ordinary people, Henry is best remembered for his stories about New York City. The Gift of the Magi was written in 1906, four years before his death.

Lisbeth Zwerger has been accorded nearly every prize that can be given, including the highest international award for lifetime achievement, the Hans Christian Andersen Medal. Since 1981 she has devoted her extraordinary talents to children’s literature, to stories as charming and picturesque as her native Vienna. Always surprising, always engaging, her artwork combines technical mastery with an insight and gentleness so rare and captivating that she has been correctly called one of the finest illustrators of the twentieth century.

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 141693586X
• ISBN 13: 9781416935865
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 32
• Disegnatore: Zwerger Lisbeth