Kurt Wiese – illustratör

"Kurt Wiese and Majorie Flack have created in Ping a duckling of great individuality against a background (the Yangtze River) that has both accuracy and charm." -- The New York Times

Bambi, a Life in the Woods is a 1923 Austrian coming-of-age novel written by Felix Salten - now published as a beautiful hardback edition in the Everyman's Library Children's Classics series.The novel traces the life of Bambi, a male roe deer, from his birth through childhood, the loss of his mother, the finding of a mate, the lessons he learns from his father, and the experience he gains about the dangers posed by human hunters in the forest. It is also, in its most complete translation, seen as a parable of the dangers and persecution faced by Jews in Europe.

“I hope readers will find much to delight them in these stories, which fully inhabit each animal from the smallest newly hatched chick to the wisest mother cow and the most faithful ranch dog and the wiliest coyote.” —Rosanne Parry, from the Foreword In this classic collection of charming tales from 1931, writer, teacher, and homesteader Alice Day Pratt shares her love of animals and of the West. Animals of a Sagebrush Ranch features Bingo, the lovable and intelligent big brown setter; Fly, the fine white mare, and Babe, the ebony-black colt; Kitty Kat and her kitten, El Dorado; Rab, the sturdy cow pony; and the many other animals who romped over the hills of Central Oregon’s Broadview Ranch. Introducing Pratt’s ranch animals to today’s readers, this edition includes a new foreword by award-winning author Rosanne Parry and the original and timeless illustrations by Kurt Wiese. Animal lovers of all ages will delight in these splendid stories from the high desert and enjoy reading and rereading these adventures that still capture youthful joy.

Die wahre Geschichte von BambiDisney prasentiert uns Bambi als idealisiertes niedliches Rehkitz mit Kulleraugen. Doch ist die Erzahlung Felix Saltens von 1923 zugleich ein eindringliches Antikriegsbuch. Eine literarische Entdeckung, die das empfindliche Gleichgewicht von Mensch und Natur beleuchtet und voller Lebensweisheiten wie philosophischer Anklange steckt: eine tiefgrundige Parabel auf das Leben. Die Illustrationen von Kurt Wiese machen diese Ausgabe zu einer wunderschonen nostalgischen Wiederentdeckung.