The Tales of Beedle the Bard

商品尺寸:17.8x1.2x12.5cmJ.K.罗琳继“哈利·波特”之后，推出的又一新作。《诗翁彼豆故事集》是一部写给儿童巫师看的故事集。几个世纪以来，这些故事一直都是深受人们喜爱的睡前读物，因此，霍格沃茨的许多学生都对“跳跳埚”和“好运泉”耳熟能详，就像麻瓜(非巫师)孩子们熟悉“灰姑娘”和“睡美人”一样。在许多方面，彼豆的故事跟我们的童话故事很相似。比如，善有善报，恶有恶报。但是它们之间有一个非常明显的区别。在麻瓜的童话故事里，魔法一般都是男女主人公的祸根——邪恶的女巫给苹果下毒，或让公主沉睡一百年，或把王子变成可怕的怪兽。而在《诗翁彼豆故事集》里，我们看到的男女主人公自己就会施展魔法，但是他们跟我们一样也会遇到棘手的麻烦。许多个世纪以来，彼豆故事一直在帮助家长向他们的孩子解释人生中一个痛苦的事实：魔法能解决很多问题，但同时也会制造同样多的麻烦。TheTalesofBeedletheBard,aWizardingclassic,firstcametoMugglereaders’attentioninthebookknownasHarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallows.Now,thankstoHermioneGranger’snewtranslationfromtheancientrunes,wepresentthisstunningeditionwithanintroduction,notes,andillustrationsbyJ.K.Rowling,andextensivecommentarybyAlbusDumbledore.NeverbeforehaveMugglesbeenprivytotheserichlyimaginativetales:“TheWizardandtheHoppingPot,”“TheFountainofFairFortune,”“TheWarlock’sHairyHeart,”“BabbittyRabbittyandHerCacklingStump,”andofcourse,“TheTaleoftheThreeBrothers.”Butnotonlyaretheytheequaloffairytaleswenowknowandlove,readingthemgivesnewinsightintotheworldofHarryPotter.Thestoriesareaccompaniedbydelightfulpen-and-inkillustrationsbyMs.Rowlingherself,featuringastill-lifefrontispieceforeachone.ProfessorDumbledore’scommentary―apparentlywrittensomeeighteenmonthsbeforehisdeath―revealsnotjusthisvastknowledgeofWizardinglore,butalsomoreofhispersonalqualities:hissenseofhumor,hiscourage,hisprideinhisabilities,andhishard-wonwisdom.NamesfamiliarfromtheHarryPotternovelssprinklethepages,includingAberforthDumbledore,LuciusMalfoyandhisforebears,andSirNicholasdeMimsy-Porpington(or“NearlyHeadlessNick”),aswellasotherprofessorsatHogwartsandthepastownersoftheElderWand.DumbledoretellsusofincidentsuniquetotheWizardingworld,likehilariouslytroubledtheatricalproductionsatHogwartsorthedangersofhavinga“hairyheart.”ButhealsorevealsaspectsoftheWizardingworldthathisMugglereadersmightfindalltoofamiliar,likecensorship,intolerance,andquestionsaboutthedeepestmysteriesinlife.Altogether,thisisanessentialadditiontoourstoreofknowledgeabouttheworldandthemagicthatJ.K.Rowlinghascreated,andabookeverytrueHarryPotterfanwillwanttohavefortheirshelves.