奥诺伊夫人十七世纪法国童话故事精选集，由当代视觉艺术家娜塔莉•弗兰克演绎

玛丽-凯瑟琳•勒•朱梅尔•德•巴内维尔（1650年-1705年），也被称为德奥诺伊夫人，是法国文学童话的先驱。虽然德奥诺伊的作品现在很少出现在文集之外，但她的书在她生前非常受欢迎，事实上，她是创造了 "童话"（contes des fées）这个词。《幸福岛》收录了奥诺伊的八个神奇故事，富有诗意的英文翻译与当今最杰出的视觉艺术家之一娜塔莉•弗兰克创作的大量原创现代绘画并列。在这本美丽的书中，经典的故事通过弗兰克的女性主义和超现实的图像得到了重新的诠释和创造。

An enchanting selection of Madame d’Aulnoy’s seventeenth-

century French fairy tales, interpreted by contemporary visual artist Natalie Frank

Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville (1650–

1705), also known as Madame d’Aulnoy, was a pioneer of the French literary fairy tale. Though d’Aulnoy’s work now rarely appears outside of anthologies, her books were notably popular during her lifetime, and she was in fact the author who coined the term “fairy tales” (contes des fées). Presenting eight of d’Aulnoy’s magical stories, The Island of Happiness juxtaposes poetic English translations with a wealth of original, contemporary drawings by Natalie Frank, one of today’s most outstanding visual artists. In this beautiful volume, classic narratives are interpreted and made anew through Frank’s feminist and surreal images.

This feast of words and visuals presents worlds where women exercise their independence and push against rigid social rules. Fidelity and sincerity are valued over jealousy and greed, though not everything ends seamlessly. Selected tales include “Belle-Belle,” where an incompetent king has his kingdom restored to him through an androgynous heroine’s constancy. In “The Green Serpent,” a heroine falls in love with the eponymous snake, is punished by a wicked fairy, and endures trials to prove her worthiness. And in “The White Cat,” a young prince is dazzled by the astonishing powers of a feline. Jack Zipes’s informative introduction offers historical context, and Natalie Frank’s opening essay delves into her aesthetic approaches to d’Aulnoy’s characters.

An inspired integration of art and text, The Island of Happiness is filled with seductive stories of transformation and enchantment.