The Heartless Troll

by Øyvind Torseter, Kari Dickson (Translator)

Overview

In this graphic novel fairytale, our hero finds himself rescuing a princess and trying to outwit a troll to free his brothers from the troll's curse.

A fun twist on an old fairytale called "The Troll with No Heart," The Heartless Troll is about a troll who's hidden his heart and the seventh son of a king who goes in search of his six brothers. The young man's journey brings him to a mountain, a captive princess, and a terrifying troll. The illustrations are by turns fanciful and lovely as well as dark and terrifying, but a continuous thread of good humor and playfulness runs thorugh the whole story.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781592701933
Publisher:	Enchanted Lion
Publication date:	09/13/2016
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	10 - 18 Years

About the Author

Øyvind Torseter is a Norwegian artist, illustrator, comic book artist, and author. Torseter studied illustration at the Merkantilt Institutt in Oslo, the Skolen for Grafisk Design in Oslo, and the Kent Institute of Art and Design in England. In addition to his own books, books illustrated by Torseter include My Father’s Arms Are A Boat by Stein Erik Lunde. During his career, Torseter has emerged as one of Norway’s foremost illustrators.

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Kari Dickson grew up bilingually, as her mother is Norwegian and her grandparents could not speak English. She holds a B.A. in Scandinavian studies and an M.A. in translation.

Editorial Reviews

★"The delicate, spidery lines and dark landscapes of Torseter's panels combine the energy of Ralph Steadman, the effervescence of Jules Feiffer, and the charm of the Moomintrolls. Mordant grotesquerie vies with hilarity... Dickson's translation shines as well." —STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly

★"The story ends with Fred and the princess riding off on the horse to the refrains of an octopus playing a saxophone—an oddly perfect ending for this one-of-a-kind graphic novel."—STARRED REVIEW, The Horn Book Review

"Based on a Norwegian folktale, this story follows the trials of a hapless knight who must battle the feared troll. With a cynical horse piping in now and then, there is humor within this adventure story too! Øyvind's richly detailed illustrations take the readers on an extraordinary visual journey."—Art of the Picture Book

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