“Follow the yellow brick road,” zpívají Mlaskalové a malá Dorotka se vydává po cestě dlážděné žlutými cihlami za čarodějem ze země Oz. Světově proslulý snímek natočený podle pohádky L. Franka Bauma slaví výročí.
Tvůrci z amerického Hollywoodu na něj nezapomínají. “We are delighted to celebrate the birthday of one of the most beloved movies of all time at this year’s Oscars,” prohlásili producenti Craig Zadan a Neil Meron. Jak taková oslava starého, leč stále milovaného filmu vypadá, zjistíme v noci z neděle na pondělí 3. března.
Čaroděj ze země Oz
Hledala jsem česká vydání příběhu a byla hrozivě zklamaná. Vždycky jsem si myslela, že Čaroděj ze země Oz (1900) patří spolu s Alenkou v říši divů (1865), Malým princem (1943) a Petrem Panem (1904) k nejdůležitějším dílům světové literatury pro děti. Čteme je a předáváme mladším generacím. Jenže české vydání knihy jako by téměř nebylo.
Aktualizace, únor 2019: Ó, jak jsem se zmýlila! Česká a velmi krásná vydání knihy samozřejmě existují. Doporučuji například úplně to první, ilustrované Arnoštem Karáskem (SNDK, 1962). Po revoluci vyšla kniha s ilustracemi Jiřího Běhounka (Svoboda, 1995).
Požádala jsem proto svou oblíbenou americkou blogerku Danzel ze Silver Shoes & Rabbit Holes, aby vybrala ta nejkrásnější zahraniční vydání knihy Čaroděj ze země Oz a něco nám o nich napsala. Mimochodem, Danzel se v zemi Oz výborně vyzná, je totiž z Kansasu!
Knock, knock! Who’s there?
Hello! This is Danzel from Silver Shoes & Rabbit Holes. Petra asked me if I’d be willing to write a post about some of the most beautiful English-language editions of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz currently available.
I am an Oz fanatic. Like Dorothy Gale, I was born and raised in Kansas, where I still live today. I grew up with Oz jokes, tornado watches, and long drives through flat prairie farm country. And while I love to travel and see all the fabulous sights elsewhere, what can I say? There’s no place like home.
My little girls and I have been working our way through the original L. Frank Baum-penned Oz books for a while now. My favorite editions of the Oz books in current publication are the Books of Wonder facsimile editions, published by HarperCollins in the United States. These editions are replicas of the books in their original print form. The first Oz book was illustrated by W. W. Denslow, published by George M. Hill Company in 1900. After the success of that book, Denslow and Baum had a falling out. All subsequent Oz books were illustrated by John R. Neill, and published by Reilly & Britton. For this reason, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz looks quite a bit different from the rest of the series. [My blog is full of Ozziness. You can wade through all of my many Oz-related posts here.]
Collecting Oz
This edition faithfully reproduces all the beautiful Denslow illustrations, which are often incorporated into the text. The rest of the Baum part of the series is reproduced, too, with all the special trimmings that came with each book. I have been collecting them through the years, but I admit, it gets pricey. The Amazon UK listing does not seem to be for a simple, accessible copy so: Amazon UK listing here, Amazon US listing here.
Another fabulous treasure is The Annotated Wizard of Oz, released by W. W. Norton in time for the centennial anniversary of the book in 2000. This one has the Denslow illustrations, and footnotes, essays, and extras galore. It’s a big, beautiful book.
This one is a keeper
Another treat published to commemorate the centennial anniversary was this amazing pop-up book by Robert Sabuda. The art is amazing. I could blab about it, but instead, check out this little YouTube video someone made. So much work went into this book. If you love pop-ups and paper art, this one is a keeper.
One more from the 100-year anniversary celebration. The University Press of Kansas published this beautiful edition, illustrated with woodcuts by Michael McCurdy and with a foreword by Ray Bradbury. The illustrations have a surreal beauty to them. It’s definitely worth checking out.
There are other editions of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, boasting beautiful new illustrations. From left to right, we have a version illustrated by Michael Foreman [Pavilion, 2010]; one beautifully illustrated by Robert Ingpen [Templar, 2011]; a fabulous new edition illustrated by Michael Sieben [Harper Design, 2013]; the stunning Lizbeth Zwerger edition [North-South, 2011]; a popular older edition, illustrated by Michael Hague, that you can still find used [Methuen Young Books, 1982]; and an abridged storybook edition, nicely illustrated by Charles Santore [Sterling, 2009].
I have never seen this Courage Edition, but I love, love, love the poppy field on the cover.
Simple editions
Now if you simply want to read the book, and lavish color illustrations are not so important to you, then check out the sweet copies put out by Penguin/Puffin. There is the cloth-bound Puffin Classics edition, a simple paperback kids’ edition, the Puffin Chalk paperback, and the Penguin Threads paperback.
And last, I leave you with another simple, readable edition, this one published by the American bookstore chain Barnes & Noble. This one may lack illustrations, but it looks great on a shelf! Thank you, Petra, for asking me to guest on your beautiful blog!
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