by Charles Perrault · GRANDS ECRIVAINS · tapa dura · ISBN 9782850184475
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«Contes» is a collection of fairy tales by Charles Perrault, published by Grands Ecrivains in hardcover (191 pages, in French).
It brings together fairy tales from French folklore, such as Cinderella and Tom Thumb, with magical characters like fairies, ogres and princes. The stories include final morals, a characteristic feature of Perrault.
This 1984 edition collects the tales selected by the Académie Goncourt. The work was originally published in 1697 as «Histoires ou contes du temps passé, avec des moralités».
Aimed at children and young readers who want to discover classic fairy tales in their original French version.
Charles Perrault was a French author and member of the Académie Française. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, with his works derived from earlier folk tales, published in his 1697 book Histoires ou contes du temps passé. The best known of his tales include "Little Red Riding Hood", "Cinderella", "Puss in Boots", "Sleeping Beauty", and "Bluebeard".
