Sybil Gräfin Schönfeldt (1927–2022)
Author of Orpheus and Eurydice
About the Author
Image credit: Sybil Gräfin Schönfeldt auf dem Blauen Sofa der Frankfurter Buchmesse, mit ihrem neuen Buch: Bei Astrid Lindgren zu Tisch. Date 12 October 2007 Author Wettach
Works by Sybil Gräfin Schönfeldt
Geschichten, Geschichten, Geschichten. ( Ab 8 J.). Zum Vorlesen und zum Selberlesen. (1988) 11 copies
Kochbuch für meine liebste Freundin 4 copies
Das Bilderbuch zur Frühlingszeit. Bilder, Geschichten, Legenden, Gedichte von Winter bis Ostern (1984) 3 copies
"Zu Tisch, zu Tisch!": Eine literarisch-kulinarische Reise durch das 20. Jahrhundert (2010) 2 copies
Gastlichkeit in üppigen und sparsamen Zeiten : Wanderungen durch Theodor Fontanes E landschaften (2005) 2 copies
Gutes Benehmen wieder gefragt 2 copies
Mijn eerste kookboek 2 copies
El libro del bebé 1 copy
2000 Jahre Weihnachten 1 copy
Menschenkinder, Gotteskinder: Das Kirchenjahr in Daten, Bildern und Geschichten (German Edition) (1994) 1 copy
Arche Küchen Kalender 2005 1 copy
Associated Works
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1869) — Übersetzer, some editions — 21,230 copies, 283 reviews
The Egg (First Discovery Books) (1989) — Translator, some editions; some editions — 796 copies, 5 reviews
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Schönfeldt, Sybil Gräfin
- Other names
- Schlepegrell, Sybil
- Birthdate
- 1927-02-13
- Date of death
- 2022-12-14
- Gender
- female
- Occupations
- writer
journalist
aristocrat
children's book author
translator - Awards and honors
- Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis
- Short biography
- Sybil Countess Schönfeldt is the daughter of Carl Graf von Schönfeldt and his first wife Carmen Sackermann, aristocrats of Austrian-German origin. She grew up in Nassau on the Lahn, Göttingen and Berlin. In 1944, she was drafted into the German Reich Labor Service in Upper Silesia. After World War II, she studied German literature and art history in Göttingen, Heidelberg, Hamburg. and Vienna, earning a doctorate in 1951. In 1957, she married Heinrich Schlepegrell, with whom she had two sons. She has worked as an editor and freelance journalist for Time magazine and other periodicals, and is the author of many books for children and adults. She is the recipient of the German Youth Literature Prize and the European Youth Book Prize.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birthplace
- Bochum, Germany
- Places of residence
- Nassau an der Lahn, Germany
Göttingen, Germany
Berlin, Germany
Vienna, Austria
Hamburg, Germany - Place of death
- Hamburg, Germany
- Associated Place (for map)
- Germany
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Reviews
Although every book should be approached with an open mind, and judged on its own merits, I found it difficult while reading this picture-book adaptation of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, not to measure it against Charles Mikolaycak's version, which happens to be a personal favorite.
The text here, originally written in German, is more exposition than narrative, with copious declarations of fact: "Orpheus was born in the forest... Orpheus fell in love with a wood nymph," etc. Not show more having seen the original, I cannot say whether it is Schönfeldt that is to blame for this stilted language, or whether the responsibility lies with the translator - Pauline Hejl.
It is the work of the Bulgarian illustrator, Iassen Ghiuselev, that saves this book, and makes perusing it a worthwhile experience. Although his figures are painted almost as if they were statues themselves, somehow the effect is not flat, but dynamic. The scene in which Charon rows Orpheus across the River Styx is especially powerful, perhaps because all the figures are facing away from the reader, creating a sense of motion.
Concerned parents who balk at either the nudity or plot resolution of Mikolaycak's version, might find this picture book more congenial. show less
The text here, originally written in German, is more exposition than narrative, with copious declarations of fact: "Orpheus was born in the forest... Orpheus fell in love with a wood nymph," etc. Not show more having seen the original, I cannot say whether it is Schönfeldt that is to blame for this stilted language, or whether the responsibility lies with the translator - Pauline Hejl.
It is the work of the Bulgarian illustrator, Iassen Ghiuselev, that saves this book, and makes perusing it a worthwhile experience. Although his figures are painted almost as if they were statues themselves, somehow the effect is not flat, but dynamic. The scene in which Charon rows Orpheus across the River Styx is especially powerful, perhaps because all the figures are facing away from the reader, creating a sense of motion.
Concerned parents who balk at either the nudity or plot resolution of Mikolaycak's version, might find this picture book more congenial. show less
In her old age, living alone, the author has found a way of cooking that suits her, and wastes as little as possible. The recipes are imbedded in the memories of a long life of eating well. The 'little old woman' shares her secrets without pushing them.
Another book I picked up from the public library's Free table.
My biggest Little (my 8 year old granddaughter) told me a few weeks back that she was interested in Greek mythology. I've offered up a couple of mythology books since then but so far haven't hit on what it is she is interested in.
This book might be just the right thing. I thought the text and the images combined to make for a compelling tale, a sad love story.
My biggest Little (my 8 year old granddaughter) told me a few weeks back that she was interested in Greek mythology. I've offered up a couple of mythology books since then but so far haven't hit on what it is she is interested in.
This book might be just the right thing. I thought the text and the images combined to make for a compelling tale, a sad love story.
A sad love story between Orpheus and Eurydice in Greek Myth-You can enjoy the delicate and detailed illustration of the book.
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