European Literature

The most extraordinary thing about Lanny is just how ordinary it is, even as it presents us with the story of a folk creature made of moss and dirt coming to life and hunting down a young child. “Dead Papa Toothwort wakes from his standing nap an acre wide and scrapes off dream dregs of …

Fairy Tales selected and introduced by Cornelia Funke  ‘Fairy tales are Time Machines. They have preserved all the fears and hopes of our ancestors in the folds of their magical cloaks.’ – Cornelia Funke When you stop to consider it, it’s frightening how many things set in at a young age. Gender roles is a …