A CHRISTMAS BESTIARY
A mesmerizing peak at the beasts that enter our world during the cosy time of Christmas.
by Benni Bødker & John Kenn Mortensen
Description
Christmas is full of traditions that we love to take part in, but that we ultimately do not know the background of. This wasn't the case for our ancestors. They knew that Christmas isn't just the season of joy, but certainly also a season of pain. For them the month of Christmas was not only the darkest time of the year; it was also a dangerous time when the creatures of the netherworld appear among humans, and the portals to other worlds are thrown open.
This is still how it is. It's just that we are no longer equipped to cope. A Christmas Bestiary will hopefully help you survive.
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Czech: Argo
Russian: AST Mainstream
Reviews
"How could you possibly do without this charming book?" - 5 hearts in Politiken
"Rich on details and scary illustrations... and with tongue in cheek" - Weekendavisen
"Formidable grotesque-gothic and romantic set pieces" - 4 stars in Berlingske
"A christmas classic is born" - Serieland
"A complete masterpiece" - DBC (Danish Library Centre)
Author Biography
Benni Bødker makes your hair stand on end and your skin crawl as he writes about vampyres, crazy experiments and monsters. He has gained significant popularity among Danish children and his work is translated into Czech, English, German, Greek, Japanese, Norwegian and Swedish. He has a masters degree in Danish and Philosophy and has worked as an editor at Gyldendal, as reviewer of cartoons, as well as taught at *the Danish Writers' School of Children's Literature*, before becoming a full time writer in 2009.
John Kenn Mortensen (b. 1978) works as an illustrator, author and film director. His debut came in 2011 with awardwinning Sticky Monsters, which has become an international bestseller. Mortensen has since then written two YA horror novels, a comic and several other follow-up editions of Sticky Monsters. He has illustrated the Danish editions of Neil Gaimann's "Hansel & Gretel" and Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Witches and furthermore produced concept-art for Dreamworks Studio. He lives in Copenhagen with his wife and twins.
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- Publisher Cobolt
- Publication Date October 2017
- Orginal LanguageDanish
- ISBN/Identifier 9788770856836
- Publication Country or regionDenmark
- Pages104
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleJulebestiariet
- Original Language AuthorsBenni Bødker og John Kenn Mortensen
- Copyright Year2017
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