Der GOLDENE VOGEL is a fairy tale originating from Brothers Grimm Children’s and Household Tales.
Reading between the lines, however, this fairy tale is rather more than a simple story for children. It deals with the pursuit of happiness and recognition as well as the long and hard way of self-discovery. The contrariness between material and moral values repeatedly leads to defeats and losses. The interpretations relating to depth psychology - inspired by Clemens Wagner’s Psychologie der Märchen (Psychology of Fairy Tales) - accompany the narrative and make it interesting and ambitious for adult readers. The conforming illustration style representing reduced forms and colours intents to make readers acquainted with the surreal “golden world” the protagonist is travelling through.
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