Das letzte Einhorn

The Last Unicorn is the best book I have ever read. It has long been part of the canon of world literature for readers of all ages and has lost none of its fascination to this day. Countless fans have been introduced to fantasy through this book. It tells a unique story about freedom and its threats, exemplified by an endangered mythical creature.

The unicorn lived in a lilac-colored forest, all alone. One day, it ventured out of the safety of the enchanted forest in search of others of its kind. Together with the somewhat inept wizard Schmendrick and the unyielding Molly Grue, the unicorn experiences the joys and sorrows of life and love before confronting its fate in the castle of a despondent monarch - and the being that seeks to drive its kind to extinction.

Few other books express the longing for freedom and the yearning for an everlasting nature and beauty as profoundly as The Last Unicorn.

The bright sparkle of the horns. Like rainbow-glimmering masts on silver ships, the horns emerged from the sea. Each wave brought hundreds, rearing up and stamping, arching their long, cloud-like necks far back.