The Battle of the Frogs and the Mice: A Homeric Fable

The Battle of the Frogs and the Mice: A Homeric Fable

You will never see war the same way after reading this extraordinary retelling of an ancient Greek fable about a tragically unnecessary battle between mice and frogs. With haunting illustrations, this miniature masterpiece ranks with Animal Farm as one of the greatest parables of human foibles.

Originally published in 1962, The Battle of the Frogs and the Mice tells in words and pictures a classic tale of the foolhardiness of war. When Crum-snatcher, a Mouse, cautiously mounts the back of Puff-jaw, King of the Frogs, to explore the Frogsâ€™ pond, the Mouse meets with a disaster which soon brings the two nations into mortal conflict. The course of this tempest in a teapot is developed with wit to assume heroic proportions, and the battle of this small world becomes the story of wars through the ages.

George Martin has made an imaginative, free adaptation of a fable originally ascribed to Homer, but now believed to have been written about three hundred years after him by an unknown author. The bookâ€™s events are brilliantly depicted by the drawings of Fred Gwynne, a versatile artist known for his role as Herman Munster in the sit-com hit The Munsters. Gwynneâ€™s haunting and unsparingly illustrations portray this chronicle from its pastoral beginning to its bitter end. Together, Martin and Gwynne have made a book of grim delight for adults and young readers alike.
Country USA
Brand Tarcher
Manufacturer Tarcher
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
Color Cream
ReleaseDate 2013-05-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780399162855

Country	USA
Brand	Tarcher
Manufacturer	Tarcher
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
Color	Cream
ReleaseDate	2013-05-02
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780399162855

The Battle of the Frogs and the Mice: A Homeric Fable

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