Bücher von Raymond Briggs

Raymond Briggs is one of our most respected and beloved artists. Born in Wimbledon Park in 1934, he studied at the Wimbledon School of Art and later at the Slade School of Fine Art, and went on to produce a treasure trove of work. He has created characters that are now icons for generations of children, including Fungus the Bogeyman, Father Christmas and, of course, the beloved Snowman. The biography of his parents in graphic novel form, Ethel & Ernest, became a bestseller in the UK, and an animated feature film based on the novel was released in 2016. He has won many awards over his career including the Kurt Maschler Award, The Children's Book of the Year, Dutch Silver Pen Award, and the prestigious Kate Greenaway Award twice for his Mother Goose Nursery Treasury and Father Christmas. In 2017 Raymond was awarded the Booktrust Lifetime Achievement Award. He lives in Sussex.

Mit "Ethel & Ernest" setzt Raymond Briggs seinen Eltern ein bewegendes Denkmal, und mit ihnen den ganz gewöhnlichen Leuten in außergewöhnlichen Zeiten.Ethel und Ernest gehörten als Mitglieder der englischen Arbeiterklasse jener Generation an, die die bewegtesten Jahre des 20. Jahrhunderts erlebte. Voller Sympathie, aber ohne Sentimentalität bringt Raymond Briggs die Ängste, die Befremdung, doch auch die Aufregung und das Amüsement seiner Eltern angesichts der gewaltigen Umwälzungen zu Papier: Von der Großen Depression über die Jahre des Zweiten Weltkriegs spiegeln sich im Leben von Ethel und Ernest das Aufkommen des Radios und des Fernsehens, die Entwicklung der Atombombe, die Mondlandung, die gesellschaftlichen Umbru¿che der 60er Jahre...

This is an off beat version of the famous English anti nuclear cartoon parable. Jim and Hilda Bloggs hear that a nuclear strike is headed their way. Armed with government leaflets, they construct a refuge with the solid cheerfulness they felt during the blitz. Trusting in the powers that be, they emerge after the bombing and wait for government assistance. Radiation sickness takes them, still loving each other and uttering prayers.|2 women, 4 men

Introduces us to a rather grumpy Father Christmas. In this book, Father Christmas has awoken from a dream of summer sun to discover it is December 24th, Christmas Eve - the start of his longest night's work of the year.