A book launch by Philip Pullman, whose prize-winning His Dark Materials trilogy delighted adults as much as children, leading to a stage production for the National Theatre and a film, The Golden Compass, starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig.

In his only London appearance this year, Philip Pullman launches his new book, 'Grimm Tales for Young and Old'. It offers a dramatic re-imagining of Rapunzel, Snow White and Cinderella, together with the equally powerful but lesser-known stories The Three Snake Leaves, Hans-My-Hedgehog and Godfather Death.

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