The Heartless Troll
Will be published approx. on 29. September 2016
Book
Board book
120 pages
978-1-59270-193-3 (ISBN)
Description
A fun twist on an old fairytale called "The Troll with No Heart," The Heartless Troll is about a troll who's hidden his heart and the seventh son of a king who goes in search of his six brothers. The young man's journey brings him to a mountain, a captive princess, and a terrifying troll. The illustrations are by turns fanciful and lovely as well as dark and terrifying, but a continuous thread of good humor and playfulness runs thorugh the whole story. Oyvind Torseter is a Norwegian artist, illustrator, comic book artist, and author. Torseter studied illustration at the Merkantilt Institutt in Oslo, the School for Graphic Design in Oslo, and the Kent Institute of Art and Design in England. In addition to his own books, Torseter has illustrated books by other authors, including My Father's Arms Are a Boat by Stein Erik Lunde.
Reviews / Votes
"The delicate, spidery lines and dark landscapes of Torseter's panels combine the energy of Ralph Steadman, the effervescence of Jules Feiffer, and the charm of the Moomintrolls. Mordant grotesquerie vies with hilarity... Dickson's translation shines as well." -- STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly "The story ends with Fred and the princess riding off on the horse to the refrains of an octopus playing a saxophone--an oddly perfect ending for this one-of-a-kind graphic novel." -- Starred Review, The Horn Book ReviewMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 10 to 99 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Illustrations
Color illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 220 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
703 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59270-193-3 (9781592701933)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Oyvind Torseter is a Norwegian artist, illustrator, comic book artist, and author. Torseter studied illustration at the Merkantilt Institutt in Oslo, the Skolen for Grafisk Design in Oslo, and the Kent Institute of Art and Design in England. In addition to his own books, books illustrated by Torseter include My Father's Arms Are A Boat by Stein Erik Lunde. During his career, Torseter has emerged as one of Norway's foremost illustrators.