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A new biography by Ann Schmiesing explores the lives of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and how they created their famed fairy tales.

The Brothers Grimm Jacob (–) and Wilhelm (–), were German academics who together collected and published folklore.

The first English-language biography in over fifty years to tell the full, vibrant story of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, known to history as the Brothers Grimm.

Jacob (Ludwig Carl) Grimm was born in Hanau, Germany in His father, who was educated in law and served as a town clerk, died when Jacob was young.

The Brothers Grimm, Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm, were German academics, cultural researchers, linguists, lexicographers, folklore collectors and writers.

The first English-language biography in over fifty years to tell the full, vibrant story of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, known to history as the Brothers Grimm....

The Brothers Grimm: A Biography (Hardcover)

By Ann Schmiesing

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The first English-language biography in over fifty years to tell the full, vibrant story of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, known to history as the Brothers Grimm

A New Yorker “Best Book of 2024” Selection

“Ann Schmiesing .

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Jennifer Wilson reviews “The Brothers Grimm,” a new biography by Ann Schmiesing, which looks at the history of “Sleeping Beauty,” “Snow.

has brought the brothers to life in their fullness.”—Dominic Green, Wall Street Journal

“Magisterial.”—Kirkus Reviews

More than two hundred years ago, the German brothers Jacob Grimm (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859) published a collection of fairy tales that remains famous the world over.

It has been translated into some 170 languages—more than any other German book—and the Brothers Grimm are among the top dozen most translated authors in the world. In addition to collecting tales, the Grimms were m