Les exploits du baron de Munchhausen

by Gottfried August Bürger, Roxanne Brelin (Illustrator), Théophile Gautier fils (Translator)

50pages. 30x20x1cm. Album. Absolument NEUF et jamais ouvert

Genres: Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, German Literature, Adventure, Humor, Childrens

50 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1786

About the author

Gottfried August Bürger was a German poet from Molmerswende (now a part of Mansfeld), Principality of Halberstadt, where his father was the Lutheran pastor. Bürger's talent for popular poetry was very considerable, and his ballads are among the finest in the German language, of which Lenore, Das Lied vom braven Manne, Die Kuh, Der Kaiser und der Abt and Der wilde Jäger are famous. Few of his purely lyrical poems have earned a lasting reputation, though mention may be made of Das Blumchen Wunderhold, Lied an den lieben Mend, and a few love songs.

Reviews

[Vit Babenco · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everybody knows that it’s bad to lie. But Baron Munchausen used to lie with such virtuosity that his lying achieved the state-of-art quality and he is highly respected for this art all over the world.

One evening I missed a bee, and soon observed that two bears had fallen upon her to tear her to pieces for the honey she carried. I had nothing like an offensive weapon in my hands but the silver hatchet, which is the badge of the Sultan’s gardeners and farmers. I threw it at the robbers, with an intention to frighten them away, and set the poor bee at liberty; but, by an unlucky turn of my arm, it flew upwards, and continued rising till it reached the moon. How should I recover it? How fetch it down again? I recollected that Turkey beans grow very quick, and run up to an astonishing height. I planted one immediately; it grew, and actually fastened itself to one of the moon’s horns.

I guess this bee was just one of too many bees in Baron’s bonnet…
The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen is capable to arrest attention equally of children and grownups and may be greatly enjoyed by both.

We looked round, and now found the reason why the postillion had not been able to sound his horn; his tunes were frozen up in the horn, and came out now by thawing, plain enough, and much to the credit of the driver; so that the honest fellow entertained us for some time with a variety of tunes, without putting his mouth to the horn…

The tale of the frozen music is one of my favourite…
Books are the kind of frozen music as well. We open them and their music thaws.

[Orsodimondo · Rating 4 out of 5]

COSE NUOVE E MIRABILI


Tutte le immagini sono prese dal film di Terry Gilliam girato in buona parte a Cinecittà nel 1988. Il film è uno dei flop più grandi di sempre, il budget raddoppiò in corso d’opera, l'incasso del botteghino rimase molto basso, ma la critica fu sostanzialmente positiva.

Le invenzioni fantastiche di questo librino, che risale al 1785, sono frutto di un uomo erudito e al contempo dilettante, bizzarro ed eccentrico: geologo, naturalista, matematico, antiquario, agronomo, numismatico, bibliotecario, editore di se stesso (e di Leibniz).
Era anche ladro: il che lo costrinse a fuggire dalla Germania in Olanda, e da qui in Inghilterra, accettando qualsiasi lavoro, ma restando sempre senza un soldo.



Attenzione! Le fanfaronate che il barone racconta e che le vedono protagonista non sono frottole, non dobbiamo credere che non siano vere. A garantircelo e assicurarcelo in prefazione sono nientepopodimeno che Gulliver, Sinbad e Aladino chiamati a testimoniare la veridicità dei fatti raccontati dal barone.



Quel che Raspe racconta non nasce dall’anima, non ha a che fare con l’inconscio o col sogno. Trattasi di follia allo stato puro, fantasia galoppante, ragione messa a cuccia. È la vittoria dell’inverosimile sul verosimile, del rovescio sul dritto, dell’assurdo e del paradossale.
Ma il capriccio è controllato, l’impossibile calcolato, il colore ridotto al minimo, lo stile secco e sobrio.



E alcuni momenti rasentano la poesia.
La cagna incinta che insegue la lepre incinta: entrambi gli animali partoriscono durante la caccia, e ciascuno fa sei creature – un attimo di sosta, uggiolii flebili, occhietti che si aprono – e la corsa riprende, madri e figli, tutti con lo stesso istinto, chi insegue, chi scappa.
Oppure il postiglione che guida la diligenza in una notte sommersa dalla neve suona il corno con tutto il fiato che ha in corpo, ma nessun suono esce dallo strumento gelato e intirizzito – qualche ora dopo il guidatore e i passeggeri si riscaldano davanti al camino di una taverna, il corno si intiepidisce e scongela, inizia a suonare da solo la musica che fino ad allora aveva trattenuto.

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

If only Salvador Dalí could have illustrated this book! Or Jack Kirby! Makes Alice in Wonderland seem very 'normal'! But there is also much social commentary here; the social stratification is very pronounced and defined. This book is also what I would call a 'proto' superhero work; and as such it holds a particular fascination for me.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

A True Story

I went out this morning for a hike and also to search for new books in the forest. At this time of year the book-beeches don’t bear fruits anymore, of course, so I took my spade with me and hoped for some leftover hardcovers beneath the snow. I know of a few spots other book hunters usually avoid for whatever reason. So I went there and and started digging but all I found were two half rotten YA novels and an unidentifiable volume that looked fine at first, but when I opened it I found it to be full of holes eaten by bookworms. Just before I decided to give up I spied a small book sticking out of the snow. It seemed perfectly intact, and the title promised some pleasurable reading time: The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen. It was a travellog of sorts and a memoir of one Baron Munchhausen written near the end of the eighteenth century. Eagerly I started reading while walking home. My way back ran along a pass road. The path was slippery and I wasn’t paying attention, so I slipped and fell over the cliff. I realized it would be the end of me if I wouldn’t come up with some idea of how to save myself. Looking down I saw the ground approaching fast, but I didn’t want to rush things, so I sat back and thought awhile. I read that Munchhausen was riding on a cannonball once, but there were no cannons anywhere near, and even if there were there was nobody to fire them. I also read that Munchhausen once used a couple of ducks to fly home, but there were no ducks around either, or any kind of bird for that matter. Using the book as some kind of parachute was out of the question, because it wasn’t big enough. So I read the rest of the book rather quickly to see if there were some other advice in it, but, alas, there wasn’t. Finally I had an idea! I figured I would only die if I hit the ground. So if I could get rid of the ground and avert hitting it I would survive. And that’s what I did. Just before I crashed I put the book back into my pocket and took the spade out. The ground was rather soft, so I was able to shovel the earth away and behind me, just like a mole does. Unfortunately my speed was still increasing so I had to work very fast. After many hours of digging I reached the center of the earth. That’s when I finally started to slow down and I stopped completely shortly before I broke through to the other side. And here I was, far away from home, on the opposite side of the planet, and the day was almost over. My folks back home must worry about me by now. I looked around and saw the date line not far away, and I was to the West of it. What a lucky coincidence! I stepped over the date line into yesterday. This gave me plenty of time to dig my way back home where I arrived just in time for supper.


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[Pavel Nedelcu · Rating 4 out of 5]

O minciună gogonată. De la cap la coadă.

De ea are nevoie nu doar copilul care descoperă literatura pentru prima dată, ci și adultul care se amuză la fiecare dintre întâmplările imposibile povestite cu atâta siguranță, încât juri că sunt adevărate.

O excelentă parabolă a ficțiunii, produs exclusiv al imaginației povestitorului. Și ce imaginație!

Cum să-l uiți vreodată pe simpaticul baron care zboară pe ghiulea, călărește pe jumătate de cal sau întâlnește un cerb cu un copac de cireș pe cap în loc de coarne - doar pentru că, în urmă cu ceva timp, în lipsă de alice, împușcase acel cerb în frunte cu sâmburi de cireșe?

[فؤاد · Rating 3 out of 5]

احساس می کنم بخش های اولش بیشتر رنگ و بوی خالی بندی داشتن، و به خاطر همین بامزه تر بودن.
هر چی به انتهای کتاب نزدیک می شد حال و هوای کتاب بیشتر شبیه به داستان های طنز فانتزی (مثل گالیور) می شد، و خب هر چند مفرح بود، اما به خوبی بخش های اول کتاب نبود.

بین خوندن کتاب وقفهٔ طولانی انداختم که کتاب برام تکراری نشه. و کمابیش مؤثر بود.

[Mario · Rating 5 out of 5]

After few slower books, it was nice to read something quick and just lose myself in the story. This book was perfect for that. I really enjoyed reading it. I think the reason why I enjoyed reading it this much, was because of the humor. The humor in this book was right up my alley.

Great short book, that I'm sure I'll re-read again more than once.

[Momčilo Žunić · Rating 4 out of 5]

Suština minhauzenštine ne drži se u skladu sa apsolutnošću laži, odnosno prema tome da možete obmanjivati sve ljude sve vreme baš zato što je neistinito tako obmotalo činjenično da se ovo više ne može probiti na videlo. Ona se mahom ne krije ni u instrumentalizaciji krivogovora; ne, jer famozni baron ne zamagljuje razlog koji laži prethodi, niti ima ikakav koristoljubiv cilj do kojeg usmenim krivotvorstvom želi da dopre, upravo stoga što bi ga štogod takvo učinilo lažovom-ćiftom - trgovcem zapravo - a Minhauzen je ipak aristokrata (u neistini).

Ako je laži, uopšteno gledajući, sadržateljna - pored opreke istinosnom bez koje ne postoji - dugonogost, težnja da se što više bude neuhvatljiv, Karl Fridrih Jeronim od Minhauzena, ne svraćajući pažnju na ovu konstitutivnu neprozirnost, u tipologiji lažljivaca zauzima posebno mesto. Glagoljivi nemački (pseudo)pustolov - jer je sve ono što mu se zbilo toliko daleko od istine da može biti poostvareno samo i jedino u govornom činu - apartan nije po načinu karakterizacije, budući da u sebi uvezuje nekolike profesije koje su beletrističkom fondu iznedrile tušta i tma lažislovaca. Njegovi (samo)dopadljivi podvizi mahom su kontinentalni: lovački, vojnički i putnički.

Međutim, lažući masno, providno, debelo i benigno, izneverivši, pri tom, maltene svaki prirodni zakon - groteskna simbioza jelena i trešnje, vuk izvrnut kao rukavica, izvlačenje sebe i konja držanjem za perčin, pobesneli kaput,... - on, gotovo paradoksalno, sa gospodstvenim preterivanjima i neverovatnošću laže profinjeno i maštovito, zabavno i dovitljivo. E, baš to ga, u najkraćem, čini vrsnikom u svojoj sorti: umetnikom u laganju, što nas upravo i ujedno sprečava da njegove lagarije, prepričavajući ih, demistifikujemo i, ponad svega, banalizujemo. A razdokonava se i da je teško naći makar jedan kratkometražni "jurim-te-da-te-pojedem" crtani film koji nije razgranao barem jedan minhauzenovski štos.

"Da li mi verujete, da li mi verujete?!"

[Noran Miss Pumkin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was shopping along North Michigan Avenue, when I saw a man , in a stylish hat, about to get struck to death by one of the city's infamous taxi cabs. I dashed, and pulled him out the way, falling myself on the curb. I looked up, and realized I was gazing into the eyes of Johnny Depp--a true actor. He assisted me up, and inquired of my health. Jon, as he insisted on me calling him-insisted I return to his suite at the Trump Chicago-to freshen up. Jon asked if he could repay me, and I insisted there was no need. He said he was flying to France, and I could join him for a wee vacation. Well, I told him it was tempting-but I had nothing to travel with, nor anything to wear. Jon replied that was what Paris was for! He called the front desk, and soon An elegant gent appeared. He asked me a few questions,and then disappeared. One hour later-soon for the time to depart-room serviced delivered the most lovely traveling outfit-so comfie too! A passport-authorized by President Obama personally. This gent thought of everything.
Jon, then came up to me with a red box-he said he insisted I accept it. Opening it revealed the most expensive watch of Cartier-Jon said for me to always remember the time I gave him, by saving him from being road kill. Oh, the Private jet-it. It is so choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up. During the flight, Jon personally narrated my favorite film of his in person. You know the one-not even having to ask it. Well, Terry Gilliam called him, just as we breached French air space. He was starting to film Man of La Manche ASAP, and needed him. Jon pleaded-saying he promised to take me shopping, but Terry insisted the stars and moon were in such an alignment-that it was now or never to shoot this greatest of epics. I told Jon it would be fine, I would just fly back home-treasuring the moments so far with him. Jon suddenly said he knew of a friend that could show me Paris.

We landed, and on the tarmac was "The Coolest Frenchman in the world"tm- Jean Reno himself. I looked into his eyes, only to realize he was looking at me as if I was the only person in the world. Jean took my hand and kissed it tendering-muttering if he had seen me first-he would have never married any other woman. Jon said farewell, and got back on the jet for Spain.
Jean with Paris and Monte Carlo. Later George in Rome-what moments, what delights. Como is definitely lovely this time of year. I could go on, but who would believe me......

(Please be kind, this is my first attempt at a parody on GR)

[The Frahorus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una storia troppo strana.

Le avventure dell'immaginario Barone sono piene di ghirigori di fantasia innalzati all'ennesima potenza! Un romanzo scorrevole e assolutamente divertente, comico ed ironico.

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Riletto a ottobre 2023 in una diversa edizione (Crescere Edizioni)

Bisogna innanzitutto dire che un barone di Münchhausen è veramente esistito e si chiamava Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von Münchhausene e visse nel 1700 e anche lui era un militare e anche lui visse in Russia e combatté contro i turchi come il protagonista del romanzo. Congedatosi, nel 1760 si ritirò con la moglie Jacobine von Dunten nel suo castello di Bodenwerder, in Bassa Sassonia, divenendo localmente famoso per l’abitudine di intrattenere i suoi ospiti raccontando inverosimili peripezie a suo dire occorsegli nel corso della sua lunga ed esotica carriera militare.

La prima pubblicazione di queste strampalate avventure terminava con le avventure del barone in Russia, ma visto il grande successo di pubblico che ebbe si decise di ripubblicarlo con capitoli aggiuntivi: le avventure di mare e il viaggio sulla Luna. Gli altri capitoli successivi, che troviamo in questa edizione, si dice che non siano stati scritti dall'autore originale ovvero Rudolf Erich Raspe ma da Gottfried August Bürger. Insomma, per farvi capire, in soli tre anni (dal 1785 al 1788) di questa opera sono uscite dieci edizioni in tre lingue.

Descrivere o recensire questa opera credo sia impossibile perché si tratta del barone stesso che racconta ai suoi commensali e amici le sue strampalate avventure, e quindi ci troviamo di fronte ad aneddoti, scene di caccia, racconti fantastici ed esagerati di battaglie, disavventure, peripezie e viaggi su luoghi assurdi che spesso ci ricordano le avventure di Gulliver. Il lettore moderno si troverà abbastanza spiazzato da questa accozzaglia di eventi strampalati e di queste infinite scene di caccia (a me molte hanno urtato, visto che in passato uccidere animali era considerato un passatempo per ritemprarsi l'anima, pensate un po' come è cambiata per fortuna in meglio la sensibilità verso quelle povere creature ammazzate a sangue freddo nel loro habitat naturale) o episodi inverosimili come lui che scende dalla Luna costruendosi una corda e legandola alla punta del satellite per poi cadere, perché si spezza, e formare un cratere sulla Terra.

Vi è, tra le tante avventure, una parte in cui il barone crea una vera e propria squadra che oggi potrebbe ricordare a noi gli Avengers, ovvero persone con dei superpoteri: ricordo ad esempio un tizio che col fiato gonfia le vele della nave e sbaraglia i nemici che li inseguivano.

Se ti consiglio di leggere questo libro? Ma certo, però ripeto devi lasciarti trascinare dalla follia e dal piacere che essa può portare, elimina ogni logica perché molte leggi della fisica verranno sconvolte.

Comunque, ricordiamoci che tutte le avventure che ci vengono narrate in questo testo non sono per niente delle frottole, e a metterci la faccia, anzi, la firma sono tre personaggi molto credibili: Gulliver, Sinbad e Aladino! O almeno così ci viene riportato nella prefazione.

[Sara]

I'm actually reading an antique copy I found at the library book sale last year, not the Dover edition. It's slow going, because the humor is rather brutal, lots of hunting and killing and maiming, not my cup of tea. Interesting artifact of an old style of tale telling, though, lots of very short, outrageous tales.

I see the humor, but I don't enjoy it very much. It's one of those things I'm plowing through because I think it's important culturally, but I won't keep it, in spite of the physical beauty of the volume, and I won't read it again.

[Tristram Shandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lügen mögen kurze Beine haben, können damit aber gleichwohl kräftige Sprünge tun

Was mir anfangs auch nicht klar war, den Hieronymus Carl Friedrich Freiherr von Münchhausen hat es sogar wirklich gegeben, und zwar lebte er von 1720 bis 1792. Nachdem er am Russisch-Österreichischen Türkenkrieg teilgenommen hatte – hierin lag wohl eine Quelle seiner abenteuerlichen Geschichten –, mußte er jedoch aufgrund innenpolitischer Verwerfungen am russischen Hofe erkennen, daß ihm dort keine weitere Karriere offenstand, und so kehrte er ins heimatliche Bodenwerder zurück, um dort ein gemütliches Leben zu führen, das unter anderem darin bestand, daß er seine Gäste mit allerlei Schnurren unterhielt.

Einige dieser Abenteuer sind wohl auch jedem bekannt, der niemals einen Blick in Gottfried August Bürgers Bearbeitung dieser Geschichten getan hat – wie etwa der berühmt-berüchtigte Ritt auf der Kanonenkugel, dem man ebenso wohl Hans Albers zuschreiben mag, das Pferd, das durch ein herabfallendes Gitter geteilt wird und trotzdem weiter seinen Dienst tut, oder – mein persönlicher Favorit – das Horn des Postillons, aus dem sich beim Aufenthalt in der Schenke nach und nach die langsam auftauenden Töne entfalten, nachdem sie zuvor ob der klirrenden Kälte darin festgefroren waren. Mit solchen Schnurrpfeifereien ist es freilich eine Sache: Als äße man gebrannte Mandeln, kann man anfangs nicht genug von ihnen bekommen, was wohl nicht nur an ihrem Geschmack liegt, sondern auch an den ihnen anhängenden Assoziationen. So wie gebrannte Mandeln und Weihnachten untrennbar sind, so sind es die Abenteuer des Lügenbarons und – jedenfalls noch in meiner Generation – die Erinnerung an die Kindheit. Gleichwohl, eine ganze Tüte gebrannter Mandeln zu verdrücken, mit einem Male und ohne dazu etwas zur Verdünnung zu trinken, ist schon eine Leistung, und ähnlich verhält es sich auch mit Bürgers Sammlung der Münchhausen’schen Abenteuer. Da sie eigentlich eher eine mehr oder minder willkürliche Aneinanderreihung skurriler Anekdoten ohne eine verbindende Handlung sind, da Schauplätze und Figuren in rascher Folge wechseln und kaum je ausführlicher dargestellt werden und da man außerdem einige Motive schon aus anderen Zusammenhängen kennt – ich denke nur an die illustre Dienerschar, die der Baron um sich sammelt und die eine Anleihe aus dem Volksmärchen Sechse kommen durch die ganze Welt sind, und mindestens zweimal (man verliert leicht den Überblick) wird der Baron von einem riesigen Fisch verschluckt –, empfiehlt es sich eigentlich, nicht mehr als zwei Kapitel am Stück zu lesen, da einem das Gebotene ansonsten ein wenig fad werden kann. Dies wäre freilich schade, denn an sich eignet den meisten der Einfälle auch ein gewisser Charme, wenngleich des Barons Manie, jegliches Getier, das ihm begegnet, ohne Not mit der Flinte niederstrecken zu müssen, zumindest auf mich auf die Dauer befremdlich wirkte.

Der Freiherr von Münchhausen selbst allerdings hatte kein großes Vergnügen daran, als sein Name plötzlich über die Grenzen seines eigenen Bekanntenkreises hinaus mit den von ihm ersonnenen tall tales in Verbindung gebracht und er gar als „Lügenbaron“ bekannt wurde, sagte er sich doch, daß er auf diese Weise Gefahr laufe, zu einer öffentlichen Witzfigur zu werden. „Schuld“ an der Verbreitung dieser Geschichten – und wahrscheinlich auch daran, daß wir sie heute noch kennen – war der Museumsdirektor Rudolf Erich Raspe, ein gelegentlicher Tischgast des Freiherrn. Als Raspe sich gezwungen sah, nach England zu flüchten – er war eines kapitalen Diebstahls überführt worden –, veröffentlichte er, um sich auf der schöneren Seite des Ärmelkanals seinen Lebensunterhalt zu verdienen, die Abenteuer seines einstigen Gastgebers und landete damit einen vollen Erfolg. Er bediente sich dabei zwar zweier literarischer Vorlagen, doch fügte er eine Vielzahl weiterer Abenteuer – ob ihnen allen Erzählungen des Freiherrn zugrunde lagen, ist ungewiß – hinzu und durfte erleben, daß sein Buch mehrmals wieder aufgelegt wurde. 1786 veröffentlichte dann Gottfried August Bürger die hier vorgestellte Sammlung der Münchhausen-Abenteuer, wobei er teils Raspes englische Vorlage übersetzte, zum Teil aber auch eigene Zusätze machte. Dem Freiherrn waren also letztlich seine eigenen Lügen über den Kopf gewachsen, indem sie einmal über den Ärmelkanal und dann wieder zurück sprangen.

[Oziel Bispo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Que tal fazer uma viagem  maravilhosa pelo mundo do impossível, da ironia e até mesmo com direito a muitas críticas à sociedade e governantes da época.

Que tal levar abelhas do sultão para passear no campo,se maravilhar com  músicas congeladas nos instrumentos, ver baleias de mil metros, entrar como Jonas no ventre de uma baleia,usar a funda que David usou para derrubar Golias para destruir o exército inimigo.E não para por aí..

Entrar em um vulcão, visitar ilhas que na verdade eram de queijo. Falar 999 línguas,  viajar em carruagens puxadas por touros tendo suas patas calçadas por crânios humanos,  enfrentar tribos indígenas descendentes de habitantes da lua. Voar pelo mais diversos países em uma águia gigante!! Resgatar um navio do fundo do mar usando um balão!!

Acompanhe essas e outras deliciosas aventuras vividas pelo excelentíssimo senhor  Barão de Münchhausen e grande elenco, lendo este maravilhoso livro, que se tornou uma referência em histórias de aventuras, e agora tem textos inéditos traduzidos para o português , que fazem parte desta linda edição.

[mohsen pourramezani · Rating 3 out of 5]

داستان‌های بارن مونهاوزن در سال 1781-1783 با امضای "M-H-Z-N" در صفحات مجله‌ی آلمانی Vademecum fur Lustige Leute (راه‌نامه برای آدم‌های زنده‌دل) آغاز شد. نامو مولف داستان‌ها مشخص نیست اما جله‌ی مذکور در مقدومه‌ای بر این داستان‌ها نوشته بود: «از دو حال خارج نیست، یا داستان‌ها را به بارن مونهاوزن نسبت می‌دهند یا توسط خود او روایت شده است.»

«راسپه» در سال 1785 (دو سال بعد) این داستان‌ها را به شکل اثری با ساختار به هم پیوسته و از زبان روایت‌گری معین (بارن مونهاوزن) به زبان انگلیسی منتشر کرد.

«بورگر» در سال 1788 این کتاب را از انگلیسی به آلمانی ترجمه کرد. (از مقدمه‌ی مترجم)

داستان‌های کتاب، ماجراهای است که بارون فون مونهاوزن سفرهایش تعریف می‌کند. ماجراهی خیال‌انگیز و اغراق شده که به نظر می‌رسد به قصد شوخی و سرگرمی برای آدم‌های اطرافش روایت می‌کند.

به نظرم کتاب خوبی بود. داستان‌های سفرهای روسیه‌اش را که در اول کتاب بود، بیشتر دوست داشتم.

[Justė · Rating 2 out of 5]

miunhauzenas ir jo sindromas

Miunhauzeną, žinoma, buvau girdėjusi, bet informacija nebuvo stipriai užsigulėjusi galvoje ir kai pirkau tą gražųjį Jotemos klasikos leidimą, visai nesigilinau nei, kas tas Miunhauzenas, nei apie ką ten rašys. Galiausiai susipažinusi šiek tiek su knygos pobūdžiu supratau, kad turbūt turėsime su Miunhauzenu bėdų ir neklydau.

Žinoma, visada sunku burnoti prieš visuotinai pripažįstamą klasiką ir aš iš tiesų neturiu ir dėl ko burnoti, nes knyga nuo pradžios iki galo yra išdirbta, bet tikrai ne mano stiliaus. Tai satyrinis kūrinys, kuris ir nepretenduoja į tiesą, bet be logikos aš nei iš vietos, o logikos lipime į mėnulį didele pupa ar skridime ant patrankos sviedinio ar per pusę perpjauto žirgo surišime lauro šakom, didelės logikos nerasi. Oi kaip išsierzinau šitas visas Miunhauzeno istorijas skaitydama. Aš lyg ir suprantu bendrą tų pasakojimų rinkinio idėją su pašaipa iš bajorų ir žodžių karą prieš santvarką ir už sveiką protą, bet kartasi subtilumas nueina didelį kelią, o čia jo nė su žiburiu nerasi.

Dar didesnis kuriozas man yra visa šios knygos autorystės nesąmonė. Aš net pavargau aiškintis, kas čia tikrasis šios knygos autorius, nes ant lietuviško vertimo, ar bent mano įsigyto leidimo, puikuojasi Gotfried August Burger pavardė, goodreadsuose ir visame internete didžiausiom raidėm parašyta Rudolf Erich Raspe, o vikipedija sako, kad išvis nesvarbu, kas autorius, nes tai dalis folkloro, dalis galbūt paties Miunhauzeno ar kitų bajorų sutirštintų pasakojimų, o gausiausias istorijų leidimas (man pilnai ir trumpesnio užtektų) yra būtent tas iš kurio verstas į lietuvių kalbą buvo mano leidimas.

Kad ir kaip ten su tais autoriais, kertiniai knygos momentai aiškus ir kad perskaičiau tikrai džiaugiuosi, nes vien dėl bendro konteksto, ar vien tam kad kokį protmušį žiūrint smagiau jausčiausi, buvo verta susipažinti su šiuo keistu, kuriozišku kūriniu.

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fantastical travel tales of the Freiherr von Münchhausen, who rode on cannon balls, climbed to the moon on a beanstalk, and danced in the belly of a giant fish, amongst many other outrageous feats. Highly entertaining if you can let go of your usual sense of reality! Münchhausen is the only literary figure to have two mental disorders named after!

Interesting story about the origins of the book: The stories were first written and published in serialised form in the 18th century by a German called Rudolf Erich Raspe. Apparently the real Freiherr von Münchhausen was scandalised by these stories and threatened to sue the author. Raspe later worked as a mining engineer in England and there published a book (in English) containing the Münchhausen stories, without claiming authorship, as he was still afraid of legal actions by the eponymous baron (Freiherr in German). Soon after publication of that book, it aroused the interest of the German poet Gustav August Bürger, who back-translated it into German and published it under his own name (probably he was unaware of Raspe’s authorship). To this day Bürger’s book is considered the definitive German edition of the Münchhausen stories!

The edition I read was from the 19th century (no date given!) and was published by the Insel-Verlag in Leipzig. It contains many wonderful and whimsical woodcuts by Gustave Doré.

By the way the first film about Münchhausen was produced in Germany in 1943, starring the immortal Hans Albers. The screenplay was written by Erich Kästner, another of my favourite authors!

[Andrei Bădică · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aventuri,aventuri...

[ميّ.. قارئة كتب · Rating 3 out of 5]

أذكر أنني قرأت الكتاب منذ زمن بعيد.
ووجدته البارحة على رف المكتبة بين مجموعة كتب لكنني  نسيت محتواه تماماً.

وبعد بضع صفحات بدأت أتذكر أنني في قراءتي القديمة كنت أردد بعد كل مغامرة من مغامرات البارون وأنا أضحك: "يخرب بيت الكذب!"

بحثت على ويكيبيديا لأفهم معنى أن ينشر مثل هذا الكتاب الذي لا فائدة منه فوجدت بضعة سطور عن البارون مونخهاوزن أما عن كاتبه فلا شيء!!
والمعلومات الواردة لتعريف الكاتب على Goodreads تقول بأن الكتاب له مقصد سياسي ساخر - وهذا ما كنت أشك فيه حقاً- دون أن توضح المزيد.

ورغم أنني تابعت قراءة هذه المغامرات إلا أنني لم أخرج منها بأي شيء - تماماً كما في المرة الأولى- إلا ببعض التسلية وتزجية الوقت.

ويبدو أن مونشهاوزن أو مونخهاوزن هذا هو بارون أراد الكاتب أن يوثق تلك المغامرات التي كانت موضوع سمره مع أصحابه الذين اتهمه بعضهم بالكذب.
أو أنه شخصية من صنع خيال راسب وأراد الغمز به عن شخص ما من محيطه.

هل أراد راسب أو مونشهاوزن نفسه أن يقلد ألف ليلة وليلة؟

ولكن... أساطير ألف ليلة وليلة بعفاريتها وجانها وشياطينها تبدو معقولة جداً وقابلة للتصديق إذا ما قورنت بمغامرات هذا البارون السوبرمان.

يمتلك بعض البشر تلك المخيلات الواسعة التي تخلق قصصاً لا يمكن لقارءئها إلا أن ينغمس فيها ويتوه بين سطورها لكأنها حقيقية، لكن مونشهاوزن ليس واحداً من هؤلاء! لم تجذبني مغامراته وشعرت بأنها متكلفة، وبأن عالمه السحري مصطنع.

فليحمد الله أنه وجد من يستمع إلى خوارقه تلك طوال خمس وعشرين ليلة!

[Ajeje Brazov · Rating 1 out of 5]

Avventure strampalate, surreali, viaggi attraverso il mondo ed oltre, in più correlate con illustrazioni di Gustave Dorè, cosa potrei aspettarmi di meglio?
Ed invece il risultato è stato a dir poco deludente.
Partendo dalla scrittura: se all'inizio merita e crea quell'atmosfera in bilico tra goliardia ed avventura, pian piano mi è proprio scivolata via dalle mani, rendendo il mio coinvolgimento quasi nullo. Le ultime pagine le ho lette, praticamente, senza voglia alcuna.
Le storie: strappano qualche sorriso, soprattutto per il fatto di avere, quasi ad ogni pagina un'illustrazione di Dorè ed ho detto tutto. Ma anche le illustrazioni hanno un qualcosa che mi ha fatto storcere il naso.
Così mi collego al punto delle illlustrazioni: mi hanno fatto storcere il naso perchè, per come la vedo io, sono state stampate malissimo, hanno una patina strana, per me mancano dei pezzi o comunque hanno una riuscita mediocre. Ho dovuto riguardarle varie volte e soprattutto avvicinandomi e non poco alle pagine, per poi rimanerne lo stesso, con uno o più punti interrogativi in testa e...
Ultimo, ma non per importanza, l'insistenza in una tematica: la caccia. All'inizio ci ho anche fatto caso, ma mi son detto, sarà quella specifica storiella. Purtroppo poi risulta una costante in quasi tutte le narrazioni. Quindi mi è salito il fastidio, anche perchè pare proprio che ci goda sfrenatamente l'autore, nel raccontare di come cacciare sia liberatorio ed orgasmico. Poi, come se se ne fosse reso conto, così ci appiccica qualche aneddoto bizzarro e/o fuori dal comune, per smorzarne la sfrenata passione?!
Questo è quello che mi ha espresso questo libricino... assolutamente non ci siamo!

[George K. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ήθελα να διαβάσω κάτι περιπετειώδες και ταξιδιάρικο, και τούτο το βιβλίο ήταν ακριβώς ό,τι έπρεπε γι'αυτόν τον σκοπό. Διάβασα την υπέροχη σκληρόδετη έκδοση της Ωκεανίδας, την οποία αγόρασα πριν από επτά χρόνια σε τρελή προσφορά. Το βιβλίο περιέχει ένα κάρο τρελές και απίθανες διηγήσεις του βαρόνου Μινχάουζεν, που θεωρείται ως ένας από τους μεγαλύτερους φαντασιόπληκτους όλων των εποχών. Ο Μινχάουζεν υπήρξε μισθοφόρος και συμμετείχε σε πολεμικές συγκρούσεις (π.χ. τον Ρωσοτουρκικό πόλεμο), σίγουρα έζησε πολλά πράγματα, όμως όλα αυτά που συνήθιζε να διηγείται σε φίλους και γνωστούς, συνήθως με τη συνοδεία αλκοόλ και φαγητού, ήταν πράγματα θεόμουρλα, απίστευτα και από επιστημονική άποψη παντελώς απίθανα. Όμως αυτό δεν έχει καμία σημασία. Οι διηγήσεις του προσέφεραν στους ακροατές του κάποιες ευχάριστες ώρες, γεμάτες περιπέτεια και φαντασία, ταξιδεύοντάς τους σε μέρη εξωτικά και φανταστικά. Η έκδοση της Ωκεανίδας περιέχει τα γραπτά του Γερμανού ποιητή Γκότφριντ Α. Μπίργκερ, ο οποίος μετέφρασε στα γερμανικά τις ιστορίες που αρχικά έγραψε ο Ρούντολφ Έρικ Ράσπε. Δεν ξέρω ποιες είναι οι διαφορές, πάντως οι ιστορίες του Μπίργκερ είναι πολύ καλογραμμένες, ευχάριστες και ψυχαγωγικές, κατάφεραν να με ταξιδέψουν πολύ μακριά από την πεζή πραγματικότητα και να μου χαρίσουν πολλές εικόνες, γεμάτες φαντασία και τρέλα. Τα κείμενα συνοδεύουν δεκάδες ξυλογραφίες του πασίγνωστου Γκιστάβ Ντορέ, οι οποίες είναι πραγματικά πολύ όμορφες και δένουν τέλεια με τις ιστορίες. Λίαν συντόμως θα δω και την ταινία του Τέρι Γκίλιαμ, για την οποία έχω υψηλές προσδοκίες.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Free download available at Project Gutenberg.

Title: Aventures de Baron de Münchausen

Author: Rudolph Erich Raspe
Gottfried August Bürger

Illustrator: Gustave Doré

Translator: Théophile, fils Gautier

Release Date: November 6, 2015 [EBook #50398]

Language: French

Produced by Laura N.R. & Marc D'Hooghe at http://www.freeliterature.org (Images generously made available by Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France.)


This book was proofread by Free Literature and is published by Project Gutenberg.

Original files are provided by Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica BnF)

[Alexander Theofanidis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Καποιοι χυδαίοι έβαλαν κάτω από 4 αστεράκια σε αυτό το αριστούργημα... Τώρα ξέρετε γιατί ο κόσμος μας πάει από το κακό στο χειρότερο.

Οι περιπέτειες του Βαρώνου Μυνχάουζεν είναι τόσο εξωφρενικές και τόσο μαγικές που βυθίζεσαι μέσα τους με μια άρση δυσπιστίας ολυμπιακών διαστάσεων. Τις τρως αμάσητες, κυλιέσαι μέσα τους, τις κάνεις κλύσμα και κατάπλασμα, λούζεσαι και πλένεις τα δόντια σου με αυτές.

Αν δεν έχεις κατουρήσει σε συνθήκες πολικού ψύχους από το κλαδί ενός δέντρου, ώστε να παγώσουν τα ούρα σου και να καταφέρεις να πιάσεις έτσι το πιστόλι σου για να σκοτώσεις την αρκούδα που σε κυνηγάει, αν δεν έχεις σερβίρει κρασί φερμένο μέσα σε μια ώρα από τη Βιέννη στο μεγάλο σουλτάνο, αν δεν έχεις δει το άλογό σου να κρέμεται από το καμπαναριό μιας εκκλησίας ή έστω το κοντάρι της σημαίας ενός δημαρχείου επειδή μέσα στη νύχτα έλιωσαν 15 μέτρα χιόνι, αν δεν έχεις δει ετοιμόγεννη σκύλα να κυνηγάει ετοιμόγεννη κουνέλα και τα νεογνά να συνεχίζουν το κυνήγι, αν δεν έχεις δώσει μπουκέτο στο στόμα πεινασμένου λύκου και δενν τον γύρισες μετά τα μέσα έξω σαν κάλτσα, ε, δε μπορείς να εκτιμήσεις αυτό το βιβλίο.

[Dana-Adriana B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nota 10*
Doamne ce aventura amuzanta cu acest baron, ce peripetii, care mai de care mai fantaziste. Mi-a placut la nebunie faza cu furtuna care a smult copacii din radacini si cand s-a oprit copacii au cazut exact la loc, fiecare. Mai putin unul care a cazut peste rege si l-a facut placinta. Ilustratiile sunt foarte frumoase. Cu cartea aceasta chiar i-am facut curiosi pe copii si le-am putut explica fiecare poveste in parte.
Superba, amuzanta!

[Iarina · Rating 4 out of 5]

O carte care mi-a reamintit de copilarie si de povestile pe care mi le spunea strabunica. Povestile strabunicii mele cu 4 clase si ale baronului de Munchhausen se aseamana teribil, avand ca punct central faptul ca erau niste minciuni gogonate, dar niste minciuni atat de bine povestite incat iti par reale. Parca, parca iti doresti sa zbori si tu pe lună să-ți cauți securea

[Olga Pogynaiko · Rating 5 out of 5]

Здитиніла і прочитала книжечку про барона Мюнхгаузена. Мені підкупили чудові кумедні ілюстрації саме у виданні з цією обкладинкою. Як по-правді, то я не так читала, я просто розглядала наніч ілюстрації до оповідань :)

[Francesca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tra le 3 e le 4 stelle, un 7--

Egli aveva la lodevolissima abitudine di non far mai nulla contro il suo capriccio, e l'abitudine ancor più lodevole di non lasciarsi smuovere per nessuna ragione al mondo.

Le meravigliose avventure del barone di Münchhausen

***** ATTENZIONE: SPOILER! *****

Se in una sera uggiosa o pigra non sapete cosa fare, raggiungete il barone presso la sua taverna preferita e offritegli un bicchiere di vino, ché di certo lui non ve ne offrirà, ma altrettanto sicuramente non rifiuterà la vostra offerta; e, se lo troverete in giornata, fatevi deliziare dal racconto, sincero e informale, delle sue mirabolanti avventure. Soprassedete sul linguaggio a volte poco sensibile, è uomo d'altri tempi, tempi meno attenti a certe questioni; concentratevi piuttosto sulle bizzarrie delle quali vi svelerà i segreti. E, attraverso il ventre di improbabili pesci mostruosi, passeggiando sopra al suolo lunare, fino a sprofondare nelle interiora dell'Etna, per scoprire cosa accade laggiù, raggiungete suo padre, uomo altrettanto mirabile, sul fondo del mare, dove senza ritegno potrete far razzia di granchi, raccogliendoli dai ricchi e maestosi alberi da frutti di mare. il viaggio, che intraprenderete insieme a lui, sarà forse strambo, ma niente affatto scontato. Non osate però mettere in dubbio la veridicità dei suoi racconti; questo sì che l'offenderebbe molto! Giunti alla fine, se sarete voi i primi a lasciare il tavolo, salutatelo come salutereste un fidato e vecchio compagno di avventura: ricambierà il saluto, vi inviterà a fargli visita di nuovo e vi assicurerà che di nuovo non mancherà di divertirvi. Nel frattempo, vi riverirà e vi augurerà buon riposo.

[El Biblionauta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sempre he sentit predilecció pel fantàstic més clàssic i, precisament per això, sempre que puc em faig ressò a El Biblionauta de clàssics interessants que van apareixent, recuperats o traduïts per primer cop a la nostra llengua. És per això que avui em ve de gust parlar d'un dels últims llibres que han tret els amics de Males Herbes. Es tracta de Les aventures del baró de Münchhausen, una història que, qui més qui menys, tothom coneix, o sap de què va (i aquí molta culpa en deu tenir l'esbojarrada pel·lícula de Terry Gilliam). En canvi, però, ja no són tants els que s'han aproximat al llibre. I això que en català és un llibre que es pot trobar en llibreries, en diferents formats i de la mà d'editorials diverses, des de fa un munt d'anys. Ara bé, l'edició de Males Herbes es distingeix de la resta per molts motius i em sembla que es mereix una ressenya a part.

Podeu llegir completa la ressenya de Daniel Genís a: https://elbiblionauta.com/ca/2019/10/...

[Ringman Roth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny, charming, and ludicrous. The first chapters were hilarious, and witty and I loved re-telling these to my friends to pull them into reading this, but when I got to the later chapters (some that I believe were less inspired by Munchausen's actual tales) I was disappointed. The first stories, usually involving a hunting incident but some war stories as well, were beautifully set-up with an ironic twist at the end. The later ones were just full of ludicrous nonsense with barely any thread of consistency to tie them together. I still feel that this is definitely worth reading for the first stories, and for historical value as well, but some may find it a bit annoying towards the end.

[Akemi G. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of my childhood favorites, and I wonder what it would be like to reread it now. Outrageous, decidedly-funny with zero pretense to sound factual, charming. Glad it is still available.

[Христо Блажев · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Приключенията на барон Мюнхаузен” – че защо да са измислени?
http://www.knigolandia.info/2011/03/b...

Аз не мога това да го разбера. Как може да се смеете на историите на Мюнхаузен? Че те са си съвсем сериозни и нерядко с трагичен привкус! Били измислени? Че отде знаете, да не сте били с него? Не, нали? Тогава какво се обяснявате – щом вярвате на Армстронг и Хилъри, че са били на Луната и Еверест, ще вярвате и на героя на Рудолф Ерих Распе :) А че той даже си е бил и истинска личност, живял през ХVIII век!