Bruno Bettelheim was born in Vienna in 1903. He received his doctorate at the University of Vienna and came to America in 1939, after a year in the concentration camps of Dachau and Buchenwald. He was a Distinguished Professor of Education and Professor of both psychology and psychiatry at the University of Chicago. He died in 1990.
“Bettelheim argues convincingly that fairy tales provide a unique
way for children to come to terms with the dilemmas of their inner
lives.” —The Atlantic
“A charming book about enchantment, a profound book about fairy
tales.” —John Updike, The New York Times Book Review
“A splendid achievement, brimming with useful ideas, with insights
into how young children read and understand, and most of all
overflowing with a realistic optimism and with an experienced and
therapeutic good will.” —Harold Bloom, The New York Review of
Books
“Provocative and persuasive.” —Boston Globe
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