BAD SANTAS: AND OTHER CREEPY CHRISTMAS CHARACTERS
Book ID/图书代码： 12290013B61236
English Summary/英文概要： How did St Nicholas save children from cannibalism? Who were the Yule Lads and why would they steal your sausages? Why was the Alpine Father Christmas accompanied by a demonic figure called the Krampus who bundled children into sacks and dragged them off to Hell? And why do Spanish nativity scenes often feature a defecating peasant? Over the course of the 20th Century, a universal image developed around the world of Santa Claus as a kindly Christmas visitor but, prior to that, each country, town and community would have Christmas visitors of their own - sometimes human, sometimes animal, sometimes something else entirely - with their own curious set of mythology and customs. The Finns were visited by a pagan goat named Joulupukki that was said to eat anyone who misbehaved. In Iceland, it was said that any child who did not receive an item of new clothing for Christmas would be caught and consumed by the monstrous Christmas Cat. Bad Santas celebrates some of the most imaginative, terrifying and outright curious Christmas figures from around the world, with its focus on mainland Europe and its legacy of disquieting fairy stories. With beautiful black and white line drawings in each chapter, this unusual, entertaining and gleefully dark exploration of seasonal folklore will make an ideal Christmas gift and the perfect book for reading around the fireside.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 圣尼古拉斯是如何将孩子们从自相残杀中解救出来的？谁是圣诞小伙子们以及他们为何偷走你的香肠？为什么阿尔卑斯圣诞老人总和把孩子们捆绑扔进麻袋，拖到地狱的恶魔克朗普斯联系在一起？为什么西班牙耶稣诞生的场景往往有排粪农民？在过去的20世纪里，全世界的圣诞老人都是和蔼的圣诞节游客形象，但是在此之前，每个国家，城市和社区拥有自己的圣诞游客——有时候是人，有时候是动物，有时候完全是别的东西——都有着自己的神话和风俗。一个名为 Joulupukki的异教徒山羊拜访了芬兰，据说它专吃心怀不轨的人。在冰岛，据说在圣诞节没有收到新衣服的孩子会被巨大的圣诞猫抓起来并吃掉。《坏圣诞老人》讲述了一些来自世界各地最有想象力的，可怕的和好奇的圣诞人物，主要来自欧洲大陆以及传统的恐怖童话故事。本书的每章都有美丽的黑白线条图，这个不寻常的、有趣的对民俗的黑暗探索将成为一个理想的圣诞礼物，以及在炉边的完美阅读。(LNL)
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About the Author/作者介绍： 保罗•霍金斯是一位英文讲师和音乐家。他的乐队保罗•霍金斯与尴尬的沉默已经在BBC电台1录制，并在泰特英国美术馆、伦敦南岸中心和纬度音乐节上演奏多场。Paul Hawkins is a lecturer in English and a musician. His band Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences have recorded sessions for BBC Radio 1 and played events at Tate Britain and London’s South Bank Centre, as well as the Latitude Festival.
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