the Sad End of the small child Oyster and other stories ( The Melancholy Death off Oyster Servant boy & Other Stories ) is a collection of poems writes in 1997 by the American scenario writer Tim Burton.

In this work, Tim Burton tells short stories on children - monsters, such Stain Boy (the Child Stains), Brie Servant boy (the Child Brie) or thread-like Match Girl (Match). Each one of these stories - hardly longer than ten towards - is written in a way absolutely monstrous, dreadful, almost sad, but with a good amount of black Humor. Thus, James, the little boy disfigured by a grizzli, sees himself offering for Christmas a Teddy bear…

The history of each one of these children often ends in his death, tragedy and yet funny (humor used extends from the irony to the black laughter).

American edition

French edition

This work is published in France with the editions 10/18 in the collection " Étranger" field;. This edition includes/understands the original texts and illustrations of Tim Burton as well as a translation of the poems by Rene Belletto.

Besides this translation leaves something to be desired with respect to freedoms which it takes. Indeed fidelity with the text and the rate/rhythm is often forsaken for the rhyme not always present at Burton.

Off all the super heroes,
the strangest one by far,
doesn' T cuts has special power,
however drive fancy has because.

These four first towards poem Stain Boy ( Enfant Stains ) thus become awkwardly:

Of all the dimensioned super heroes,
strangest, and of much,
nor louse-
does not have to see special nor grooved car.

Poems

• Stick Servant boy and Match Girl in Coils off ( Brindille and Allumette in love )
• Robot Servant boy ( the Child Robot )
• Staring Girl ( the girl which fixed, fixed, fixed )
• The Boy with Nails in His Eyes ( the child with nails in the eyes )
• The Girl with Many Eyes ( the girl with full with eyes )
• Stain Boy ( Enfant Stains )
• The Melancholy Death Oyster Boy ( the sad end of the small child Huître )
• Voodoo Girl ( the Girl Voodoo )
• Stain Boy' S Special Christmas ( Enfant Stains: Christmas except standard )
• The Girl Who Turned into has Bed ( the girl which was transformed into bed )
• Roy, the Toxic Boy ( Ludovic, the Toxic Child )
• James ( James )
• Stick Boy' S Festive Season ( Period of the festivals for the young Brushwood )
• Brie Servant boy ( the Child Brie )
• Mummy Boy ( the Child Mummy )
• Junk Girl ( the made girl of refuse )
• The Pin Cushion Queen ( the Queen Ball-with-Pins )
• Melonhead ( Head of melon )
• Sweats ( Justine )
• Jimmy, the Hideous Penguin Boy ( Benjamin, the unpleasant kid penguin )
• Char Servant boy ( J.C., the Young person Carbonized )
• Anchor Baby ( Bébé Anchors )
• Oyster Boy Steps Out ( the exit of the small child Huître )

Bonds

• work on the official site of 10/18

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