Adult Fairy Tales for Today

Fairy tales inspire many adult writers as well which you saw in the module on “Little Red Riding Hood.”

Neil Gaiman’s poem evoking the fairy tale world started this module, now you’ll read his take on a classic fairy tale. Gaiman has written for many different age groups, including picture book collaborations, the award-winning Coraline and The Graveyard Book for middle-graders; the Sandman comics; and many short stories and adult novels. This story is very clearly not for children and contains disturbing content and imagery.

Snow, Glass, Apples (opens in a new tab)

Next, take a look at “Seasons of Glass and Iron” by Amal El-Mohtar (optional)

Why do you think that YA and Adult writers are drawn to revisiting the darker themes of fairy tales?