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The Fate of Fausto
Em tempos, existiu um homem que acreditava ser dono de tudo... "Tu és minha."¿- disse Fausto à flor. "Sim. Eu sou tua." - respondeu a flor. Satisfeito, Fausto prosseguiu, reclamando para si uma árvore, um lago e ainda uma montanha. Tarde ou cedo, todos acabaram por ceder. E, sentindo-se confiante, Fausto avançou, em direcção ao mar. Mas a sede de poder tem fins inesperados...
Oliver Jeffers recria o destino de pequenos e grandes tiranos de todos os dias, numa fábula ilustrada que nos deixa espaço para reflectirmos sobre a importância da liberdade e o poder da resistência.
Oliver Jeffers recria o destino de pequenos e grandes tiranos de todos os dias, numa fábula ilustrada que nos deixa espaço para reflectirmos sobre a importância da liberdade e o poder da resistência.
96 pages, Hardcover
First published September 17, 2019
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Oliver Jeffers
98 books2,769 followersOliver Jeffers' work takes many forms. His distinctive paintings have been exhibited in galleries worldwide, and HarperCollins UK and Penguin USA publish his award-winning picture books, now translated into over 30 languages.
In 2007, Jeffers was the official illustrator for World Book Day, and in 2008 Lost and Found became Oliver's first book to made into animation by London-based Studio AKA.
Jeffers won a NY Emmy in 2010 for his collaborative work with the artist and director Mac Premo, and in 2013 Jeffers co-directed the video for U2's Ordinary Love with Premo. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Jeffers now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
In 2007, Jeffers was the official illustrator for World Book Day, and in 2008 Lost and Found became Oliver's first book to made into animation by London-based Studio AKA.
Jeffers won a NY Emmy in 2010 for his collaborative work with the artist and director Mac Premo, and in 2013 Jeffers co-directed the video for U2's Ordinary Love with Premo. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Jeffers now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
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October 15, 2024
با کسی که بگه این کتاب، کتاب کودکه، حاضرم بجنگم
عاقبت فاستو یک کتاب تصویری کوچک اما دربرگیرندهی یک مفهوم فلسفی بزرگه. الیور جفرز که الان میتونم راحت بگم از بزرگترین داستانگویان زمان ماست در این داستان کوتاه با تصاویر تیره و سردش به سراغ مفاهیم دارایی، میل بینهایت انسان به داشتن و بیهودگی اینکار رفته
فاستو مردیه که معتقده صاحب همه چیزه و روزی راه میوفته که دنیا رو مال خودش کنه. بعد از اینکه گل، گوسفند، درخت و حتی کوه رو مالک میشه، باز هم راضی نمیشه و به دنبال بیشتر میره. اینجاست که طبیعت بالاخره جلوش میایسته و بهش نشان میده که انسان مالک این دنیا نیست
بعضی وقتها که خیلی غمگینم یا اضطراب فلجم میکنه، میرم یوتیوب و ویدیوهایی رو میبینم که از یک نقطه روی زمین شروع میکنند و بعد دور و دورتر میشن. انسان میشه یک نقطه وسط کوهها و جنگلها، زمین میشه یک تکه خشکی وسط آبها، کرهی زمین میشه یک نقطهی آبی وسط سیاهی نامتناهی و همینطور دورتر و دورتر. آروم میشم از اینکه من انقدر کوچک و بیاهمیتم. از اینکه این جهان بدون من و داشتههام و دستاوردهام بوده و هست و خواهد بود
فکر میکنم این پیام این کتابه. آگاهی تلخ اما رهاکننده از اینکه هیچچیز در این دنیا مال تو نیست
کتاب رو میتونید از اینجا دانلود کنید
Maede's Books
۱۴۰۳/۷/۲۴
October 15, 2024
بازم مائده یه کتاب #کودک خیییلی خفن معرفی کرد و منم بلافاصله(توی شرایطی که نمیتونید حدس بزنید😁) خوندمش.
خییییییلی زیاد از پایان داستان خوشم اومد و با سلیقهم جور بود. یه داستان خفن برای قبل خواب بچه ها😈😈
خییییییلی زیاد از پایان داستان خوشم اومد و با سلیقهم جور بود. یه داستان خفن برای قبل خواب بچه ها😈😈
October 15, 2024
خیام میگه:
ای بس که نباشیم و جهان خواهد بود
نی نام ز ما و نی نشان خواهد بود
زین پیش نبودیم و نبُد هیچ خلل
زین پس چو نباشیم همان خواهد بود
این کتابم همین رو میخواست بگه.
آها البته با چاشنی اینیکی جمله:
مرسی از مائده.:*
ای بس که نباشیم و جهان خواهد بود
نی نام ز ما و نی نشان خواهد بود
زین پیش نبودیم و نبُد هیچ خلل
زین پس چو نباشیم همان خواهد بود
این کتابم همین رو میخواست بگه.
آها البته با چاشنی اینیکی جمله:
"How can you love me when you do not understand me?"
مرسی از مائده.:*
October 26, 2024
اون مکالمهی ونهگات و هلر که آخر کتاب نوشته بود رو قبلاً هم شنیده بودم
به اندازه کافی داشتن شاید برای هرکسی یه معنی بده. برای من میشه اینکه تا آخر عمر مجبور نباشم کار کنم و بتونم فقط بشینم تو خونه و به سرگرمیهام برسم :))
یه ستاره اضافی هم بابت صفحات خالی کم کردم
به اندازه کافی داشتن شاید برای هرکسی یه معنی بده. برای من میشه اینکه تا آخر عمر مجبور نباشم کار کنم و بتونم فقط بشینم تو خونه و به سرگرمیهام برسم :))
یه ستاره اضافی هم بابت صفحات خالی کم کردم
January 16, 2020
A kind of fable or allegory for our times, probably an all-ages book as it speaks to power and greed and man's sense of "dominion" or "ownership" of the natural world. A rich man claims he owns trees, mountains, seas, but in the end he, in all of his hubris, (sorry, spoiler) drowns. He knows how to scream, but he can't swim. He doesn't know how to live in cooperation with the planet. The fate of these natural dimensions did not matter to him except in that he could own them. He didn't know anything about them.
"And the lake and the forest, the field and the tree, the sheep and the fl0weer carried on as before.
For the fate of Fausto
did not matter to them."
A very serious book for Jeffers; not a little kid book, but an older children and adults book, for family discussion.
"And the lake and the forest, the field and the tree, the sheep and the fl0weer carried on as before.
For the fate of Fausto
did not matter to them."
A very serious book for Jeffers; not a little kid book, but an older children and adults book, for family discussion.
September 20, 2019
2.75 STARS: A Coffee Table Book – Ok-ish but Not a Book I will Remember
I like the message in this little book, a good message for kids to learn/discover, but I don’t think this book depicts the message as wonderfully as it could have. The illustrations, for me were disappointing, they didn’t captivate my gaze and have me sighing in pleasure as I wished I could draw like the illustrator.
Plus, very little is written, I know this is a children’s book, but there was more than one page with only one sentence and no illustrations!!
A book I’m glad I didn’t purchase.
Free copy provided by Amazon.
I like the message in this little book, a good message for kids to learn/discover, but I don’t think this book depicts the message as wonderfully as it could have. The illustrations, for me were disappointing, they didn’t captivate my gaze and have me sighing in pleasure as I wished I could draw like the illustrator.
Plus, very little is written, I know this is a children’s book, but there was more than one page with only one sentence and no illustrations!!
A book I’m glad I didn’t purchase.
Free copy provided by Amazon.
September 28, 2019
I'd like Oliver Jeffers to come and draw waves all over the walls in my house.
October 26, 2019
I found myself feeling quite surprised by Jeffers’ latest release. By far, this feels like one of his most daring childrens books, and one that felt far more powerful to me than his other work. Taking on an entirely different, darker and foreboding tone to his previous stories, I felt a shift in Jeffers’ reflections on the world, the power of his narrative and perhaps a sense that he was hoping to evoke a different response in his readers.
The Fate of Fausto is a fable of sorts, telling the tale of a man mad with greed and overcome by an inflated perception of his own power. Believing he owns the world, Fausto sets off to look at his possessions and remind them that they belong to him. Unfortunately for Fausto, nature is not always submissive.
The way that Jeffers used sizing within his illustrations to amplify Fausto’s sense of self-importance and superiority over nature was so clever. It felt to me that the reader was offered the opportunity to observe how Fausto perceived himself, whilst also viewing Fausto from the perspective of the nature surrounding him. There are so many thoughtful contrasts with each turning page; a lovely example including the sea being depicted as a small squiggle when Fausto asserts his power, and gradually building to a full-page bleed as it refuses to yield. Really powerful in demonstrating the insignificance of man, who becomes a minute dot against the mightiness of nature. I was so interested in Jeffers choice to use lithography, a traditional time-consuming and unforgiving technique that is difficult to control. What a fitting choice considering the themes of this text, and one that has produced some extremely striking, defiant images.
Jeffers narrator really intrigued me, specifically in considering just who narrates this tale. Are these words spoken by nature, sent to warn us, or is this a cautionary tale repeatedly retold through the generations? Jeffers moves away from the handwritten typography that he normally uses in his stories, replaced by quite a hard font. To me, this added to the sense that this narrative was an age-old tale, and also built a necessary impersonal atmosphere, fitting with the nature of Jeffers’ story.
A fantastic book which has so much room for thought and interpretation. I hope that Jeffers continues in this direction.
The Fate of Fausto is a fable of sorts, telling the tale of a man mad with greed and overcome by an inflated perception of his own power. Believing he owns the world, Fausto sets off to look at his possessions and remind them that they belong to him. Unfortunately for Fausto, nature is not always submissive.
The way that Jeffers used sizing within his illustrations to amplify Fausto’s sense of self-importance and superiority over nature was so clever. It felt to me that the reader was offered the opportunity to observe how Fausto perceived himself, whilst also viewing Fausto from the perspective of the nature surrounding him. There are so many thoughtful contrasts with each turning page; a lovely example including the sea being depicted as a small squiggle when Fausto asserts his power, and gradually building to a full-page bleed as it refuses to yield. Really powerful in demonstrating the insignificance of man, who becomes a minute dot against the mightiness of nature. I was so interested in Jeffers choice to use lithography, a traditional time-consuming and unforgiving technique that is difficult to control. What a fitting choice considering the themes of this text, and one that has produced some extremely striking, defiant images.
Jeffers narrator really intrigued me, specifically in considering just who narrates this tale. Are these words spoken by nature, sent to warn us, or is this a cautionary tale repeatedly retold through the generations? Jeffers moves away from the handwritten typography that he normally uses in his stories, replaced by quite a hard font. To me, this added to the sense that this narrative was an age-old tale, and also built a necessary impersonal atmosphere, fitting with the nature of Jeffers’ story.
A fantastic book which has so much room for thought and interpretation. I hope that Jeffers continues in this direction.
October 20, 2024
هووووم:)
کاش میشد برای یه سری ها بفرستمش:)
کاش میشد برای یه سری ها بفرستمش:)
January 30, 2020
I don’t often review picture books - not wanting to skew my GoodReads book count at the end of the year - and really, as a school librarian if I reviewed every picture book I read, I would have a crazy high count. BUT this might be one of my VERY FAVOURITE BOOKS EVER.
...Pardon the shouting.
I love this book and I love the imagery so much that I had to read it to every class grade 3-7 this week. I could hug this book I love it so much. I would love some of the illustrations to frame.
There is so much meaning in the sparse text. And so much to discuss with each class.
I’m in love with the tiny splash of colour in each of the illustrations, I really love that there are multiple pages with no illustrations at all.
I adore the shocked intake of breath from the kids when they realize that this isn’t your typical warm & fuzzy ending.
I love it.
It’s Jeffers’ masterpiece...so far. Bravo.
...Pardon the shouting.
I love this book and I love the imagery so much that I had to read it to every class grade 3-7 this week. I could hug this book I love it so much. I would love some of the illustrations to frame.
There is so much meaning in the sparse text. And so much to discuss with each class.
I’m in love with the tiny splash of colour in each of the illustrations, I really love that there are multiple pages with no illustrations at all.
I adore the shocked intake of breath from the kids when they realize that this isn’t your typical warm & fuzzy ending.
I love it.
It’s Jeffers’ masterpiece...so far. Bravo.
June 24, 2025
با اختلاف بهترین کتاب «کودک»ای که این مدت خواندهام. فوقالعاده. :)
February 25, 2020
Τα περισσότερα βιβλία του Oliver Jeffers είναι διηλικιακά. Ενώ, δηλαδή, απευθύνονται κατά βάση σε μικρά παιδιά, αγγίζουν εξίσου, ίσως και περισσότερο τα μεγαλύτερα παιδιά και βέβαια και τους ενήλικους. "Η τύχη του Φάουστο", που μόλις κυκλοφόρησε από τις εκδόσεις Ίκαρος (απόδοση: Φίλιππος Μανδηλαράς), είναι επίσης ένα διηλικιακό βιβλίο, με τη διαφορά ότι απευθύνεται κατά βάση στους ενήλικους και στα μεγάλα παιδιά και έπειτα μπορεί να αγγίξει και τα μικρότερα παιδιά, οποιασδήποτε ηλικίας.
Πίσω από το κείμενο κρύβεται ένα ποίημα του Κερτ Βόνεγκατ, που δημοσιεύτηκε στον New Yorker, τον Μάιο του 2005. Έχει τίτλο Τζο Χέλλερ, και σύμφωνα με τον ποιητή είναι η απόδοση μιας αληθινής ιστορίας. Ο Τζόζεφ Χέλλερ, συγγραφέας του περίφημου Catch-22 και πρωταγωνιστής στο ποίημα αυτό μαζί με τον Βόνεγκατ, είχε κάτι που πολλοί εξ ημών δεν έχουμε και ίσως δεν αποκτήσουμε και ποτέ. Δεν θα αποκαλύψω με λέξεις περί τίνος πρόκειται, ίσως όμως το καταλάβετε διαβάζοντας την αλληγορία του Φάουστο, την οποία ο Jeffers εμπνεύστηκε διαβάζοντας το κείμενο του Βόνεγκατ και και συνδυάζοντάς το με τη μυθολογία γύρω από τον Φάουστ.
Ο Φάουστο, λοιπόν, του Jeffers, είναι ένας αντιπαθής άνδρας μέσης, ίσως και προχωρημένης ηλικίας, που πιστεύει ότι όλα είναι δικά του. Επιθεωρεί όσα θεωρεί πως του ανήκουν, ένα λουλούδι, ένα πρόβατο, ένα δέντρο, διεκδικεί και κερδίζει έναν αγρό, ένα δάσος και (πιο δύσκολα) μια λίμνη, και κάμπτει τις σθεναρές αντιδράσεις ενός βουνού. Με τον τρόπο του, τον άγριο τρόπο του, τους δίνει να καταλάβουν ποιος είναι το αφεντικό και όλα τού υποτάσσονται τελικά.
Ο Φάουστο είναι, ή μάλλον πλανάται πως είναι, το δίχως άλλο πολύ σπουδαίος πλέον. Όμως, όσα έχει δεν του φτάνουν. Του μένει ακόμα κάτι να κατακτήσει: η θάλασσα. Έτσι, μπαίνει σε μια βάρκα και βγαίνει μεσοπέλαγα, όπου εξηγεί στη θάλασσα πως και εκείνη του ανήκει. Η θάλασσα, όμως, αρχικά δεν αποκρίνεται κι έπειτα, ήρεμα, του εξηγεί πως κάτι τέτοιο δεν ισχύει... Άλλωστε ούτε καν την αγαπάει. Ο Φάουστο θυμώνει... Είναι δυνατόν να μην αγαπά τη θάλασσα; Τη δικιά του θάλασσα; Είναι δυνατόν να μην την καταλαβαίνει;
Η θάλασσα δεν υποκύπτει κι ο Φάουστο αναγκάζεται να της δείξει ποιος είναι το αφεντικό. Έχει τρόπο; Αναρωτιέται η θάλασσα. Φυσικά και έχει· χρειάστηκε δυστυχώς να τον χρησιμοποιήσει και στο παρελθόν, γιατί να μην τον χρησιμοποιήσει και τώρα και μάλιστα πιο έντονα; Κι έτσι η θάλασσα τον άφησε να της δείξει... Κι ο Φάουστο, υπερκτιμώντας τις δυνάμεις του, χάθηκε για πάντα μες στα νερά της. Η θάλασσα στενοχωρήθηκε, αλλά παρέμεινε θάλασσα, και το βουνό παρέμεινε βουνό, κι όλες οι "ιδιοκτησίες" του Φάουστο συνέχισαν τη ζωή τους, χωρίς να τους ενδιαφέρει καθόλου πού εξαφανίστηκε ξαφνικά ένας νευρικός μυστακοφόρος μεσήλιξ, που διατεινόταν πως ήταν κύριος τους. Χωρίς να δίνουν δεκάρα για το ποια τελικά ήταν η τύχη του Φάουστο. Και ζήσαν αυτοί καλά κι εμείς καλύτερα. Ο μόνος που δεν έζησε ήταν ο άπληστος Φάουστο.
Ορμώμενος από το ποίημα του Βόνεγκατ και φυσικά από τον δρα Φάουστ, τον θρυλικό Γερμανό επιστήμονα και μάγο για τον οποίον λέγεται πως είχε συνάψει σύμφωνο αμοιβαίας υποστήριξης και συμμαχίας, με τον ίδιο τον διάβολο, τον Μεφιστοφελή, ο Jeffers αφηγείται μέσω λίγων λέξεων και λίγων εικόνων μια όχι διδακτική, αλλά μια παιδευτική ιστορία, έναν δικό του, σύγχρονο μύθο που θα γίνει σύντομα κλασικός. Δεν κουνάει το δάχτυλο στον αναγνώστη, απλά αφήνει τα γεγονότα να πάρουν τον δρόμο τους, ένα δρόμο προδιαγεγραμμένο, αποτελούμενο από τέσσερα στάδια: Ύβρις, Άτις, Νέμεσις και Τήσις.
Ο τρόπος που χρησιμοποιεί πανέξυπνα ο Jeffers, με τη μέθοδο της παραδοσιακής λιθογραφίας, το χρώμα στις μινιμαλιστικές ζωγραφιές του, που διαφέρουν κάπως από τις πιο κλασικές του εικονογραφήσεις, αντικατοπτρίζει άριστα την πορεία του αναιδούς (χωρίς αιδώ, δηλαδή) Φάουστο απ' τη ζωή προς τον αφανισμό.
Και ο αναγνώστης; Ο ενήλικος και το μεγάλο παιδί γειώνονται και αναθεωρούν, αν έχουν μπει σε τέτοια μονοπάτια. Τα μικρότερα παιδιά, από την άλλη, μαθαίνουν πως ο εγωισμός, η απληστία, η έλλειψη αγάπης και κατανόησης, η επιθυμία για το ανέφικτο και η προσπάθεια του ανθρώπου να επιβληθεί στην ανώτερή του φύση, τον οδηγούν με μαθηματική ακρίβεια στην αποκαθήλωση και στην καταστροφή. Και η ζωή (των υπολοίπων) συνεχίζεται... Αφορμή για πολλές πρωτο-φιλοσοφικές συζητήσεις μάς δίνουν οι εκδόσεις Ίκαρος και τις ευχαριστούμε!
"Η τύχη του Φάουστο" είναι βιβλίο είναι αριστουργηματικό. Καλή ανάγνωση.
Πίσω από το κείμενο κρύβεται ένα ποίημα του Κερτ Βόνεγκατ, που δημοσιεύτηκε στον New Yorker, τον Μάιο του 2005. Έχει τίτλο Τζο Χέλλερ, και σύμφωνα με τον ποιητή είναι η απόδοση μιας αληθινής ιστορίας. Ο Τζόζεφ Χέλλερ, συγγραφέας του περίφημου Catch-22 και πρωταγωνιστής στο ποίημα αυτό μαζί με τον Βόνεγκατ, είχε κάτι που πολλοί εξ ημών δεν έχουμε και ίσως δεν αποκτήσουμε και ποτέ. Δεν θα αποκαλύψω με λέξεις περί τίνος πρόκειται, ίσως όμως το καταλάβετε διαβάζοντας την αλληγορία του Φάουστο, την οποία ο Jeffers εμπνεύστηκε διαβάζοντας το κείμενο του Βόνεγκατ και και συνδυάζοντάς το με τη μυθολογία γύρω από τον Φάουστ.
Ο Φάουστο, λοιπόν, του Jeffers, είναι ένας αντιπαθής άνδρας μέσης, ίσως και προχωρημένης ηλικίας, που πιστεύει ότι όλα είναι δικά του. Επιθεωρεί όσα θεωρεί πως του ανήκουν, ένα λουλούδι, ένα πρόβατο, ένα δέντρο, διεκδικεί και κερδίζει έναν αγρό, ένα δάσος και (πιο δύσκολα) μια λίμνη, και κάμπτει τις σθεναρές αντιδράσεις ενός βουνού. Με τον τρόπο του, τον άγριο τρόπο του, τους δίνει να καταλάβουν ποιος είναι το αφεντικό και όλα τού υποτάσσονται τελικά.
Ο Φάουστο είναι, ή μάλλον πλανάται πως είναι, το δίχως άλλο πολύ σπουδαίος πλέον. Όμως, όσα έχει δεν του φτάνουν. Του μένει ακόμα κάτι να κατακτήσει: η θάλασσα. Έτσι, μπαίνει σε μια βάρκα και βγαίνει μεσοπέλαγα, όπου εξηγεί στη θάλασσα πως και εκείνη του ανήκει. Η θάλασσα, όμως, αρχικά δεν αποκρίνεται κι έπειτα, ήρεμα, του εξηγεί πως κάτι τέτοιο δεν ισχύει... Άλλωστε ούτε καν την αγαπάει. Ο Φάουστο θυμώνει... Είναι δυνατόν να μην αγαπά τη θάλασσα; Τη δικιά του θάλασσα; Είναι δυνατόν να μην την καταλαβαίνει;
Η θάλασσα δεν υποκύπτει κι ο Φάουστο αναγκάζεται να της δείξει ποιος είναι το αφεντικό. Έχει τρόπο; Αναρωτιέται η θάλασσα. Φυσικά και έχει· χρειάστηκε δυστυχώς να τον χρησιμοποιήσει και στο παρελθόν, γιατί να μην τον χρησιμοποιήσει και τώρα και μάλιστα πιο έντονα; Κι έτσι η θάλασσα τον άφησε να της δείξει... Κι ο Φάουστο, υπερκτιμώντας τις δυνάμεις του, χάθηκε για πάντα μες στα νερά της. Η θάλασσα στενοχωρήθηκε, αλλά παρέμεινε θάλασσα, και το βουνό παρέμεινε βουνό, κι όλες οι "ιδιοκτησίες" του Φάουστο συνέχισαν τη ζωή τους, χωρίς να τους ενδιαφέρει καθόλου πού εξαφανίστηκε ξαφνικά ένας νευρικός μυστακοφόρος μεσήλιξ, που διατεινόταν πως ήταν κύριος τους. Χωρίς να δίνουν δεκάρα για το ποια τελικά ήταν η τύχη του Φάουστο. Και ζήσαν αυτοί καλά κι εμείς καλύτερα. Ο μόνος που δεν έζησε ήταν ο άπληστος Φάουστο.
Ορμώμενος από το ποίημα του Βόνεγκατ και φυσικά από τον δρα Φάουστ, τον θρυλικό Γερμανό επιστήμονα και μάγο για τον οποίον λέγεται πως είχε συνάψει σύμφωνο αμοιβαίας υποστήριξης και συμμαχίας, με τον ίδιο τον διάβολο, τον Μεφιστοφελή, ο Jeffers αφηγείται μέσω λίγων λέξεων και λίγων εικόνων μια όχι διδακτική, αλλά μια παιδευτική ιστορία, έναν δικό του, σύγχρονο μύθο που θα γίνει σύντομα κλασικός. Δεν κουνάει το δάχτυλο στον αναγνώστη, απλά αφήνει τα γεγονότα να πάρουν τον δρόμο τους, ένα δρόμο προδιαγεγραμμένο, αποτελούμενο από τέσσερα στάδια: Ύβρις, Άτις, Νέμεσις και Τήσις.
Ο τρόπος που χρησιμοποιεί πανέξυπνα ο Jeffers, με τη μέθοδο της παραδοσιακής λιθογραφίας, το χρώμα στις μινιμαλιστικές ζωγραφιές του, που διαφέρουν κάπως από τις πιο κλασικές του εικονογραφήσεις, αντικατοπτρίζει άριστα την πορεία του αναιδούς (χωρίς αιδώ, δηλαδή) Φάουστο απ' τη ζωή προς τον αφανισμό.
Και ο αναγνώστης; Ο ενήλικος και το μεγάλο παιδί γειώνονται και αναθεωρούν, αν έχουν μπει σε τέτοια μονοπάτια. Τα μικρότερα παιδιά, από την άλλη, μαθαίνουν πως ο εγωισμός, η απληστία, η έλλειψη αγάπης και κατανόησης, η επιθυμία για το ανέφικτο και η προσπάθεια του ανθρώπου να επιβληθεί στην ανώτερή του φύση, τον οδηγούν με μαθηματική ακρίβεια στην αποκαθήλωση και στην καταστροφή. Και η ζωή (των υπολοίπων) συνεχίζεται... Αφορμή για πολλές πρωτο-φιλοσοφικές συζητήσεις μάς δίνουν οι εκδόσεις Ίκαρος και τις ευχαριστούμε!
"Η τύχη του Φάουστο" είναι βιβλίο είναι αριστουργηματικό. Καλή ανάγνωση.
December 19, 2024
Brilliant.
December 30, 2023
3.5 ⭐️
Um livro que nos faz refletir sobre o poder da ambição, a obediência e resignação, mas também sobre a resistência e determinação.
Uma mensagem que pode ser lida por todos.
Um livro que nos faz refletir sobre o poder da ambição, a obediência e resignação, mas também sobre a resistência e determinação.
Uma mensagem que pode ser lida por todos.
February 23, 2020
This picture book is rather strange, and not one I'd recommend reading to little ones. It starts out in a fun way, but gets really dark. I liked the whimsical illustrations, but the text isn't compelling. I get the message - human greed will come and go, and the nature will continue on - and it's a good one, but this isn't one that will stay with me.
January 3, 2020
More than half of the book was weirdly set with nothing but a sentence written on top. It was disappointing to see all the blank spaces especially in an illustrated book for children.
December 29, 2024
How can you love me when you don't understand me?...
July 23, 2021
Featured in a grandma reads session.
This was a surprise to my group. . . it is darker than their usual fare, but for all that, I thought the message was a good one. The Fate of Fausto was inspired by the German legend of Faust, a self-centered, indifferent to all else character.
The bare pages covered with stark and simple art underlay the words that emphasize the actions and intent of the main character. It is ironic how quickly my listeners, and the "kids" within each of us, instantly recognize this character, because that 100% dictator is every baby, tot, toddler and small child that has ever been. Depending upon life's circumstances it is either beaten out of them quickly or encouraged throughout their lives. . .some, like Fausto, into their great age. Unselfishness, care for others, and an eye that observes beyond a motive of acquisitiveness is taught and nurtured. . . some learn early, some never do. Fausto never did, and his one-man vision of life cost him. . . .
My group had comments and observation. The youngest. . .the one most like Fausto in some ways gasped and was shocked at the end. The others? They were quite satisfied with the sea's final answer, and all Fausto's other conquests returning to their original unencumbered status.
A good read, but is deeper and may startle youngsters (under 6?).
This was a surprise to my group. . . it is darker than their usual fare, but for all that, I thought the message was a good one. The Fate of Fausto was inspired by the German legend of Faust, a self-centered, indifferent to all else character.
The bare pages covered with stark and simple art underlay the words that emphasize the actions and intent of the main character. It is ironic how quickly my listeners, and the "kids" within each of us, instantly recognize this character, because that 100% dictator is every baby, tot, toddler and small child that has ever been. Depending upon life's circumstances it is either beaten out of them quickly or encouraged throughout their lives. . .some, like Fausto, into their great age. Unselfishness, care for others, and an eye that observes beyond a motive of acquisitiveness is taught and nurtured. . . some learn early, some never do. Fausto never did, and his one-man vision of life cost him. . . .
My group had comments and observation. The youngest. . .the one most like Fausto in some ways gasped and was shocked at the end. The others? They were quite satisfied with the sea's final answer, and all Fausto's other conquests returning to their original unencumbered status.
A good read, but is deeper and may startle youngsters (under 6?).
September 17, 2019
This is not really for the picture book crowd. I think if you explain the story to the older child, they will appreciate the message, but may not pick it up right away. This is a book you experience on your own level due to biases and experiences. If anything, this is a coffee table picture book.
September 2, 2019
A poingnant modern-day fable about greed and hubris.
March 27, 2023
Fábula corta y llegadora, con excelente arte.
October 16, 2024
بله، Human greed is futile ولی سوال مهمتر اینه که در فلسفه اولیور جِفِرز «درک کردن» پیش نیاز «دوست داشتن»و «دوست داشتن» پیش نیاز تعلقه یا منجر به تعلق میشه؟ دوست دارم بیشتر با طرز فکر این نویسنده آشنا بشم.
و یه سوال دیگه: فضاها و صفحات خالی در قاموس هنری جِفِرز چه ویژگی معناییای داره؟
و یه سوال دیگه: فضاها و صفحات خالی در قاموس هنری جِفِرز چه ویژگی معناییای داره؟
February 9, 2021
Oliver Jeffers is one of the great when it come to children book. His art is amazing and he proves it here. Such a beautiful book all by itself, the canvas of the page, the frame, the illustrations/painting, and if that wasn't enough what a story! A fable for the ages. A bit of a dark ending for children, but the lesson it will teach them is priceless!! Amazing works! Truly!
January 17, 2022
"How can you love me when you do not understand me?"
January 11, 2024
Recommended by Leslie and it did not disappoint.
March 24, 2021
I don't usually put picture books on my list but, since this book is absolute perfection, I felt moved to. From the tips of Fausto's pointed little loafers to the apricot moon, from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the sea, absolute perfection. Thanks to my school librarian who brought it to me in my office and took over my lunch duty so I could read it in front of her because she knows when sharing a book without delay is an absolute must. Love love and love.
November 16, 2021
A book with a clear message in regards to greed and selfishness. Particularly relevant in current times where humans do seem to be disregarding the environment and the beauty of the world around them. The ending was a shock however would be a great point of discussion thinking about how our actions can impact the way things and people treat us. This really relays the importance of 'Treating people and things with kindness' a message that should be promoted at all times.
The imagery in this book is simplistic yet beautiful, aiding the words and text without encouraging the reader to become too wrapped up in it. The faces on the environmental features are not too realistic meaning it is not taking away from the message that these are parts of nature that we need to take care of.
The imagery in this book is simplistic yet beautiful, aiding the words and text without encouraging the reader to become too wrapped up in it. The faces on the environmental features are not too realistic meaning it is not taking away from the message that these are parts of nature that we need to take care of.
October 17, 2019
This is an interesting book. It's about a man who wants to own everything and tries to make everything his. And with all his power he still isn't satisfied, he still wants more. Thats when the sea shows him that he cant have everything. The thing that I particularly liked about this book was the illustrations. How they were simple yet very effective. They move along with the story, we see large pictures and little pictures, sometimes we have not pictures at all. I feel like they represent the emotions and feelings of the man, as he comes and goes with rage and anger, when he is happy and sad
January 7, 2020
I did not expect this ending at all. With everything going on in the world regarding climate change, I find this very timely. Life goes on; we don’t own the Earth. I liked it but expect a dark undertone.
July 12, 2020
Kinda dark for a children's book. It might be one of those children's books that is actually for adults because kids would kick out way before it was finished. Or if they are like my nephew, they'd just try to eat the pages.
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