Award-winning: One of Austria’s most beautiful books!
Acclaimed as “One of Austria’s most beautiful books” in 2016 and awarded the “Austrian Children’s and Young Adults’ Book Prize” in 2022, the adventures in ASAGAN captivate young readers aged 5 to 105.
“The book is illustrated with prints, some of which are hundreds of years old, and new, humorous graphics, charmingly and skilfully combined in montages. But the illustrations do not serve simply to retell the story in pictures; instead, they add a new dimension to it that offers room for the reader’s own ideas and imagination. The idea of portraying a real location and its stories with a bold mix of fiction and reality and a zest for the visual, thereby giving new generations an understanding of them, has been realised particularly successfully in this work.” (from the judges’ verdict)
A whole ASAGAN universe has now emerged and continues to grow day by day. Apart from the books and CDs, there are events, workshops and reading concerts in museums, schools and on other large stages.
Bold and mischievous new heroes experience and conquer the ancient fantasy world of ASAGAN. In the book, in our heads, in the real world. Fantastic stories in and around Austria. Richly and lovingly illustrated with prints between 100 and 500 years old combined with new characters. Adventures for young readers aged 5 to 105.
INTERACTIVE ILLUSTRATIONS
Many of our book covers and illustrations also provide interactive experiences!
Beautiful illustrations are alive in the heads of the artists and readers. Thanks to AR, this now happens on your mobile display as well: Wolfgang Hartl brings the artworks to life with the Artivive museum app. Try it now!
1) Download the ARTIVIVE app from the Google / Apple store
2) Hold your smartphone or tablet up to the illustrations and watch them come to life!