Maurice Sendak: Where the monsters live. Being the king of the monsters gets in the way of the smell of the food that mom cooked Where the monsters live pink giraffe
Dressed up as a white wolf, a boy named Max terrorizes - as a joke, probably, or not? - your dog, chasing her with a fork; when his mother comes to reason with him, he threatens to devour her too. She, angry, sends him to bed without dinner. The room turns into a forest, the sea, a yacht appear there, and Max sails away on it somewhere far, far away - to where monsters-fear-images live, ready - well, yes, great again - to devour him. Having hypnotized them, however, with his heavy gaze, Max becomes their king; having played enough with his new subjects, he begins to get bored and returns home, where he enjoys the usual comfort and coziness; mother, apparently, has cooled down during this time - which cannot be said about the dinner that awaits the hero on the table.
"American Chukovsky" Maurice Sendak Photo: sirmitchell.com The man who created this strange tale, where everyone is grotesquely preoccupied with digestive problems, was named Maurice Sendak; he was a writer and illustrator; after Monsters came out in 1963, he became in America something like Chukovsky in the USSR - and enjoyed this status for another half a century. Several generations of children managed to grow up on "Monsters", they tried to ban, filmed, transformed into an opera and a play, translated into all languages of the world, parodied in The Simpsons, sold (a million, two, three ... twenty, now, probably thirty million copies) - and interpreted, interpreted, interpreted. Adults quickly realized that "Monsters" is a text "with a secret", and, leaving the children the opportunity to learn from the book ambiguous - and even more valuable - lessons about how life works, they undertook an unprecedented hermeneutic assault in terms of the ratio of the amount of text and the volume of interpretations, comparable in scale to "Hamlet" and the Gospels. It turned out that in 338 words - some Tolstoy phrases will be more authentic - as in a DNA helix, almost the entire history of world culture is encrypted: from Blake's "Songs of Innocence" to Stevenson's "Jekyll and Hyde", from Kafka's "Transformation" to Konrad's "Heart of Darkness", from Edda the Younger ... Well, it's obvious that Max's yacht is, in fact, a ship Naglfar, the one made from the nails of the dead; not obvious?
Surrealistic - not too typical for children's books - graphics refer to William Hogarth and Picasso. A story recognizable both from folklore and world literature: A story about (Kafkaesque) Transformation and Journey (in the heart of darkness), about Crime and Punishment, about Power and Submission, about Anger and Repentance, about Heroism and Adventure, about Savagery and Civilization, about the Return of the Prodigal Son - and about Forgiveness of the Mother, about Initiation and Fear. And this strange - not to say David Lynchian - werewolf boy, entering into (oedipal? "Mama-I-eat-you." Eat? Oh. And where is the father? No answer) conflict with his domineering but loving mother? In fact, we have a story about a delayed meal - and you do not need to be a first-class psychoanalyst to understand what kind of ritual can be implied.
Things are even worse with (suspiciously gruffalo-like; although the "Gruffalo", of course, was created much later) fear-image monsters: they seem to be scary, but at the same time comical; and most importantly, it is not clear what in essence - hesitant, sitting, so to speak, on a metaphysical fence separating Good and Evil; and the devil only knows which side it will take into their head to jump off. It is clear that they are inexperienced and unsophisticated; and it is clearly no coincidence that they resemble natives from books about the era of the Great geographical discoveries- ideal material for conquistadorization and colonization. However, not everything is thankful to God with the “native” theme either: it is known that Sendak drew fear images from his distant relatives, who used to come to his house, stroke his head, saying something like “You are so lovely - you will lick your fingers”; in the opera, based on his fairy tale, Sendak directly called the monsters the names of his uncles and aunts - Tsyppi, Moishe, Aaron, etc. It is also ironic that Max's own use of fear images obviously repeats - and again parodies - the speech of his own mother, from whom he escaped (“Stop the fear imagery! - ordered Max. And sent everyone to bed. No supper”): in relation to them, he is adult, powerful and civilized. So, there is reason to assume that we also have before us in some way the history of the West, which colonized the rest of the world, so that then, by the 60s of the twentieth century, having cooled down a bit, return to our own dinner and, if not repent, then calm down. Yes, such a story teaches something.
Teaches... puzzles... leads to parallels... shocks with unexpected allusions... all right; I just don't understand how this kind of book - even if it really is an original and bizarre fictional study of childhood phobias and the mechanisms by which our imagination copes with them - can actually become a favorite with some child? On a par with "Aibolit", "Mustache Striped" and "Chatterbox"? Not for a child brought up on Chukovsky, Marshak and Barto, at least.
- publishing house "Pink Giraffe", Moscow, 2014, translated by E. Kanishcheva
"That evening, Max dressed up as a wolf and made a shurum-burum. And then a burum-shurum. And my mother said:" Oh, you're a monster! "And Max said:" I'm a scarecrow, and I'll eat you! This situation seems to be familiar to millions of parents all over the world. A child who is so naughty that he cannot stop. And a mother who does not want to endure disobedience and impoliteness. What will happen next? Therapy for adults, how to exercise in stressful situations endurance and patience? An instructive story for a child, how not to behave and what happens for it? Maurice Sendak tells a very different story. In it, Max goes to a magical land inhabited by Horror-images of all sizes and colors. There, the most courageous and fearless fear image, of course, is a little boy. He has fun from the heart and scares. Until he gets bored and returns to his cozy home, where it smells like mom's pie. After all, not a single mother in the world will leave her child, even if it is the King ... Publisher: "Pink Giraffe" (2015) Format: 70x100/16, 40 pages
ISBN: 978-5-4370-0071-7 |
Maurice Sendak
He illustrated the novel "Teddy Bear" by Harper Collins, and based on his illustrations, an animated series of the same name (39 episodes) was shot in Canada. He acted as an actor in the series (). The premiere of the film based on the fairy tale "Where the Monsters Live" is planned.
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- "Where the wild things are" (eng. Where the wild things are): "Where the monsters live (book)" children's picture book by American writer and artist Maurice Sendak (1963) "Where the monsters live (cartoon)" animated film ... ... Wikipedia
"That evening, Max dressed up as a wolf and made a shurum-burum. And then a burum-shurum. And my mother said:" Oh, you are a monster! "And Max said:" I'm a scarecrow, and I'll eat you!
This situation seems to be familiar to millions of parents all over the world. A child who is so naughty that he cannot stop. And a mother who does not want to endure disobedience and impoliteness. What will happen next? Therapy for adults, how to show endurance and patience in stressful situations? An instructive story for a child, how not to behave and what happens for it?
Maurice Sendak tells a very different story. In it, Max goes to a magical land inhabited by Horror-images of all sizes and colors. There, the most courageous and fearless fear image, of course, is a little boy. He has fun from the heart and scares. Until he gets bored and returns to his cozy home, where it smells like mom's pie. After all, not a single mother in the world will leave her child, even if it is the King of Horror Images, without dinner.
When this book, designed and drawn by Maurice Sendak, was first published, many parents, librarians and teachers were outraged: "On the very first pages, the child quarrels with his mother, and the author does not condemn him for bad behavior!" But the children fell in love with this book instantly. Probably for an honest conversation about the emotions that children live. Yes, Child's world sometimes inhabited by terrible fear images, and not always adults can and should control everything in it. Children need to learn to live the strongest and most violent feelings themselves in order to cope with difficult life situations.
Not only children fell in love with the book "Where the Monsters Live". In 1964, a year after publication, it received the prestigious Caldecott Medal for Best Picture Book for Children. Many times the story of Sendak has been included in the lists of the best children's books compiled by librarians, educators, school teachers and parents. For artists, "Where the Monsters Live" has become the standard of book illustration. Since its publication, the book has sold 19 million copies, has been translated into 13 languages, has been adapted into an opera and a feature film.
In Russia, the most famous book of Sendak (however, like the rest of his books) has never been published. In 1988, the Russian translation of "Monsters" with one of the illustrations was published in the magazine "Funny Pictures", in 1989 it was published in Estonia in Estonian. For The Pink Giraffe, the book Where the Monsters Live was brilliantly translated by Evgenia Kanishcheva, one of the best translators of children's literature.
For elementary school age.
Maurice Sendak
Where the monsters live
(Maurice Sendak. Where the Wild Things Are)
Translation from English by Timur Maysak, 2011
The book about how a boy named Max visited the Land of Monsters and returned home was written and illustrated by the famous American writer Maurice Sendak. It was published in 1963 by Harper & Row and gradually gained immense popularity, and in 1964 was awarded the Caldecott Medal for the best book with pictures.
Sendak's book has become a classic of modern US children's literature, it has been published in millions of copies and translated into many languages. A cartoon was made based on it, an opera was staged, and in 2009 a full-length film by Spike Jonze was released, in which, thanks to the use of modern technologies the monsters from the book were shown with amazing plausibility (while maintaining a complete resemblance to the original book illustrations).
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Unfortunately, Sendak's works are practically unknown to the Russian reader. At the same time, some materials about him in the USSR appeared in the press. For example, in 1972, the Children's Literature magazine published an article by Walter Scherf with a detailed account of Sendak's work and examples of his illustrations (this article can be downloaded here: pdf). In 1988, the magazine "Funny Pictures" published translations of the books "Visiting real monsters" and "Funny score" (translator not specified), and in 1989 another translation of "Monsters" was published in Tallinn, this time called "Where the goblin lives" (translated by Enn Soosaara). However, these translations have not gained fame and remain inaccessible. To fill this gap, publications from "Funny Pictures"
"That evening, Max dressed up as a wolf and made a shurum-burum. And then a burum-shurum. And my mother said:" Oh, you're a monster! "And Max said:" I'm a scarecrow, and I'll eat you! This situation seems to be familiar to millions of parents all over the world. A child who is so naughty that he cannot stop. And a mother who does not want to endure disobedience and impoliteness. What will happen next? Therapy for adults, how to show endurance and patience in stressful situations? An instructive story for a child, how not to behave and what happens for it? Maurice Sendak tells a very different story. In it, Max goes to a magical land inhabited by Horror-images of all sizes and colors. There, the most courageous and fearless fear image, of course, is a little boy. He has fun from the heart and scares. Until he gets bored and returns to his cozy home, where it smells like mom's pie. After all, not a single mother in the world will leave her child, even if it is the King ... Publisher: "Pink Giraffe" (2015) Format: 70x100/16, 40 pages
ISBN: 978-5-4370-0071-7 |
Maurice Sendak
He illustrated the novel by Harper Collins "Teddy Bear", in 1996, based on his illustrations, an animated series of the same name (39 episodes) was filmed in Canada. He acted as an actor in the series "Angels in America" (). In 2009, the premiere of the film based on the fairy tale "Where the Monsters Live" is planned.
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Other books on similar topics:
Author | Book | Description | Year | Price | book type |
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Sendak Maurice | `That evening, Max dressed up as a wolf and made a surum-burum. And then boom-shurum. And my mother said: `Oh, you are a monster!` And Max said: `I am a fearsome creature, and I will eat you!` And my mother sent him to bed. No dinner`… - @Pink Giraffe, @(format: 70x100/16, 40 pp.) @ @ @ | 2016 | 477 | paper book | |
Maurice Sendak | "That evening, Max dressed up as a wolf and made a shurum-burum. And then a burum-shurum. And mom said:" Oh, you're a monster! "And Max said:" I'm a scarecrow, and I'll eat you! | 2016 | 499 | paper book | |
Sendak Maurice | "And there's a horse on the roof," Kenny thought, waking up in the middle of the night, "but I won't tell my mom and dad about him. Or they'll say" you dreamed it "or" don't talk nonsense "or something like that, but look out and ... - @Pink giraffe, @(format: 70x100/16, 40 pages) @ @ @ | 2018 | 719 | paper book | |
Sendak Maurice | "And there's a horse on the roof," Kenny thought, waking up in the middle of the night, "but I won't tell my mom and dad about it. Otherwise, they'll say" you dreamed it "or" don't talk nonsense "or something like that, but look out and ... - @Pink giraffe, @(format: 70x100/16, 40 pages) @ Popular science literature @ @ | 2018 | 580 | paper book | |
Sendak Maurice | ʻAnd there is a horse on the roof, - Kenny thought, waking up in the middle of the night, - but I won’t tell mom and dad about him. And then they will say `you dreamed` or` don`t talk nonsense` or something similar, but look out and see ... - @Pink giraffe, @(format: 196x237, 64 pages) @ Popular science literature @ @ | 2018 | 365 | paper book | |
Margarita Mitrofanova | Eric Karl. "Snow Dream" 0+ Ekaterina Krongauz "Investigator Karasik. 12 riddles for children and parents 4+ William Steig. "How Shlep was offended." 3+ Maurice Sendak. "Where the monsters live." 3+ Laura Ingles… - @VGTRK (Radio "MAYAK"), @(format: 196x237, 64 pages) @ Bookshelf (radio "Mayak")@ audiobook @ can be downloaded | 49 | audiobook |
See also other dictionaries:
- "Where the wild things are" (eng. Where the wild things are): "Where the monsters live (book)" children's picture book by American writer and artist Maurice Sendak (1963) "Where the monsters live (cartoon)" animated film ... ... Wikipedia