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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
 
500 new fairytales rediscovered in Germany
500 new fairytales rediscovered in Germany

http://indiebookspot.com/2012/03/05/500-new-franz-xaver-von-schonwerth-fairytales-rediscovered-after-more-than-150-years/

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More than 500 fairytales, gathered together by Franz Xaver Von Schönwerth more than 150 years ago, have been rediscovered in an archive in Regensburg, Germany. Von Schönwerth was a contemporary of the Grimm Brothers and, like them, worked to collect fairytales for future generations.

The collection includes a number of stories that have never previously been recorded, as well as Bavarian versions of well-known stories such as Rumpelstiltskin and Cinderella. While the Grimm brothers were known for the flourishes they added to stories they collected, Von Schönwerth preferred to record the stories as accurately as possible, with very little added invention of his own.

A translator has already started work on bringing the newly discovered fairytales to an English edition.
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Now, hopefully, we'll find out if it's the Germans who were sick, or just the Grimm brothers.
https://plus.google.com/112065430692128821190/posts/Ho4QSTsVXuq
http://indiebookspot.com/2012/03/05/500-new-franz-xaver-von-schonwerth-fairytales-rediscovered-after-more-than-150-years/

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