検索キーワード： "Richard Burton" 絵本・児童書

Shaherezada - legendarnaja glavnaja geroinja "Rasskaza o care Shahrijare i ego brate", okajmljajushhego persidskij skazochnyj cikl "Tysjacha i odna noch'" i sluzhashhego svjazujushhej nit'ju mezhdu drugimi rasskazami. Shaherezada - starshaja doch' carskogo vizirja, devushka redkoj krasoty i nedjuzhinnogo uma, vyzvavshajasja osvobodit' narod ot posledstvij neudachnogo braka carja Shahrijara (perezhiv izmenu zheny, car' uverilsja v porochnosti zhenshhin, no poskol'ku obojtis' bez nih bylo slozhno....

The poignant life-and-death odyssey begins when the Little Prince mysteriously appears in the Sahara Desert and says to a downed Aviator, "If you please, draw me a sheep". The startled Aviator complies, but his drawing is rejected, and a conversation ensues with the Little Prince asking numerous questions and telling stories about the very strange grown-ups encountered on his interplanetary journey to Earth. It is later revealed that the Little Prince must return home to asteroid B612 to care for his rose, the one (and only) flower on his small and desolate planet.

Er ist ein Chamäleon in Menschengestalt, wenn es darum geht, in eine fremde Welt einzutauchen. Perfekt beherrscht Richard Francis Burton die Tarnung und die fremde Sprache, um dem Land und seinen Menschen so nahe wie möglich zu kommen. Seine Beschreibungen andersartiger Kulturen faszinieren ganz Europa, sein von Narben gezeichnetes Gesicht weist ihn als entschlossenen Abenteurer aus.

These tales are told with a rare beauty, rhyme, and rhythm. Richard Burton's translation catches the epic beauty in his unique style. It takes time to get used to Burton's prose poetry, but once you do, the reward is as deep as Shaharazad's story. As a storyteller, it was a joy to narrate these tales and bring the music of the work to life.