Rarely have I been so at a loss to describe a book. Let me start by saying it is wondrous. That this book of 50 paintings by the German painter Michael Sowa has an otherworldly quality that is prosaic yet profound, hilarious yet numinous, and incongruous yet congruent with deep and mysterious truths. That I will never think of ducks, Christmas, rabbits, or German shepherds in the same way since seeing this book. That I return to it over and over again, and feel compelled to show it to friends and family. And that they -- children and adults alike -- love it too.

SOWA'S ARK /ANGLAIS

Arts & Photography

Sowa, Michael

History & Criticism

Thames&Hudson

Chronicle is proud to publish the exciting paintings of widely acclaimed German artist Michael Sowa. A miniature pig splashing in a bowl of soup; a duck leading a wheelbarrow down a country lane; a woman gently stroking her daughter's face with a rabbit: take a trip into Sowa's brilliant and darkly comic imagination, where a menagerie of creatures adopt strange personae and pop up in the most unexpected places. In the same realm as Chris Van Allsburg and Maurice Sendak, Sowa's paintings take on the other-worldly look of a whacked-out fairy tale—each work full of irony, a wry Brothers Grimm for grown-ups. These witty and satirical images—a cross between Magritte and The Far Side—are sure to attract a well-deserved and passionate following in the States.

Sowa's Ark: An Enchanted Bestiary

Chronicle Books+

Chronicles the adventures of Prince Esterhazy, a rabbit who goes to Berlin to find a bride and witnesses the destruction of the Berlin Wall.

Esterhazy

Enzensberger, Hans Marcus

Children's Books

Image Connection

A charming fairy tale for adults in the tradition of The Little Prince and The Snowman.
"For some time now, I've been getting visits, every now and again, from December II, the little pot-bellied king. He's about three inches tall and so fat that he can't button up his tiny red velvet coat with the magnificent ermine collar..."
Little King December comes from a place where, the day you are born, you wake up fully-grown and fully clothed. That very first day of your life you go into your office, make some deals, sell a few books, or, in his case, rule a kingdom. And every day you get a little bit smaller and you forget a little bit more, so that at the end of your life you are tiny, and you spend your days forgetting things, eating brightly colored gummy bears, and chasing shadows in the garden. But don't let size fool you. Little King December is full of big questions that require big answers. What do you know already when you are born? Why do you feel small when you look at something big? With an upside-down logic and a knack at finding the funny truth of things, the little pot bellied king teaches the narrator-and the reader-what life and dreams are all about. 
Beautifully illustrated by Michael Sowa, Little King December is an enchanting and moving fable sure to become a classic.

The Little King December

Literature & Fiction

Hacke, Axel

Mythology & Folk Tales

Bloomsbury USA

A new edition of this wonderful book! 55 paintings by Michael Sowa from his famous Diving Pig to the puzzling Man Table Fish. Sowa's art evokes wonder and amazement; a mix of surrealism and comic illustration, of humor and seriousness. His art has been compared to Magritte and Vermeer. This book is a must have for art lovers and Sowa followers.

Sowa's Ark

Bestiaire

Brami, Élisabeth

SEUIL JEUNESSE

Esterhazy (German Edition)

Dische, Irene

ENZENSBERGER, Hans Magnus

Hanser, Carl GmbH + Co.

Erika. Oder der verborgene Sinn des Lebens.

Heidenreich, Elke

Sanssouci

Munich 2004, illustrated hardcover, 62 pages, some illustrations, KL.- 8 , very good condition,

Der weisse Neger Wumbaba.

Humor & Satire

Kunstmann Antje GmbH

Stinkheim am Arschberg

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

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