Walt Disney made Bambi a cutesy schmaltzfest for kids. But the original story was a brutal allegory by a Jewish writer who later fled the Nazis. As the character hits 100, we look at the iconic fawn’s ...

The novel on which the Disney movie was based dealt with loss, loneliness and racism. If you thought it was rough to see Bambi's mother die in the 1942 Disney film, you should read the original story.

While at a Modern Language Association annual conference a few years ago, Jack Zipes was approached by representatives from one of his former publishers with a proposition. Would he like to do a new ...

In 1922, readers of the Viennese newspaper Neue Freie Presse began following the serialized tale of a young roebuck and his allegorical woodland experiences. Written by the Jewish Austro-Hungarian ...