Our King Has Horns!

by Richard Pevear, Robert Rayevsky (Illustrator)

Having discovered the king's horns while cutting his hair, a young barber is sworn to secrecy or he will lose his life

Genres: Picture Books

28 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Pevear earned a B.A. degree from Allegheny College in 1964, and a M.A. degree from the University of Virginia in 1965. He has taught at the University of New Hampshire, The Cooper Union, Mount Holyoke College, Columbia University, and the University of Iowa. In 1998, he joined the faculty of the American University of Paris (AUP), where he taught courses in Russian literature and translation. In 2007, he was named Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature at AUP, and in 2009 he became Distinguished Professor Emeritus. Besides translating Russian classics, Pevear also translated from the French ( Alexandre Dumas, Yves Bonnefoy, Jean Starobinski), Italian ( Alberto Savinio), Spanish, and Greek (Aias, by Sophocles, in collaboration with Herbert Golder). He is also the author of two books of poems (Night Talk and Other Poems, and Exchanges). Pevear is mostly known for his work in collaboration with Larissa Volokhonsky on translation of Russian classics.

Reviews

[Melki · Rating 3 out of 5]

A young barber has trouble keeping the king's secret.
Based on a Georgian folktale.

[Kest Schwartzman · Rating 3 out of 5]

that barbers looks way too smug to make this story believable. I like the horns, though.

[Michael Fitzgerald · Rating 2 out of 5]

Same story as King Lavra And The Barber but not nearly as good.