Hungarian / Hungary
Meseország mindenkié
(Wonderland is for everyone)
Various authors
(text)
Bölecz, Lilla
(illus.)
Nagy, Boldizsár
(ed.)
Budapest: Labrisz Leszibikus Egyesület, 2020. – 179 p.
ISBN 978-615-00-8928-7
Diversity | Self-determination | Self-discovery | Fairy tale | Adaptation
Reading age: 6+
White Ravens issue: 2021
In a forest a rabbit is born with three ears. A girl named Margaret wants to be a heroic warrior instead of being confined to the kitchen. A young roebuck comes to accept that he cannot grow antlers. A prince is soon to get married, but finds the brother of his potential bride much more attractive… These and many other tales are included in this book. They are all adaptations of well-known fairy tales, freshly interpreted by seventeen Hungarian authors as part of the diversity project organised by the Labrisz Lesbian Association. In a multitude of ways, they show how all living creatures are different in the way they are made, what they prefer, what they wish for; and that some need to stand up for themselves and fight very hard for what they want. Happily, this can turn out quite well in fairy tales: the rabbit becomes a guardian of the forest because he can hear so much better. Margaret becomes the heroic slayer of giants. The roebuck receives antlers made of tree branches, and the prince’s dream of true love comes true. [KW]