The Rose and the Pig

Rosalena is said to be the most beautiful woman in the world. She has red lips, snow-white skin and hands like precious shells. Thybeert's face is disfigured. He has a hunchback. The fingers of his right hand are chopped off so that the hand looks like a hoof. Rosalena has never met an uglier man; and this while many men came to ask for her love. But when Thysbeert invites Rosalena to dine with him one day, she agrees. She can't help it; after all, she still has something to make up for... The Rose and the Pig is inspired by Beauty and the Beast, a fairy tale that was written down in the sixteenth century by Gianfresco Straparola. Awarded the Golden Kiss and the Book Lion. 'A magnificent tribute to the primal power of the fairy tale.' Trouw