"Donkeyskin" | |
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Short story by Charles Perrault | |
![]() Illustration by Harry Clarke (1922). | |
Country | France (1695, 1697) |
Language | French |
Genre(s) | Literary fairy tale |
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Publication type | Fairy tale collection |
"Donkeyskin" (French: Peau d'Âne) is a French literary fairytale written in verse by Charles Perrault. It was first published in 1695 in a small volume and republished in 1697 in Perrault's Histoires ou contes du temps passé.[1] Andrew Lang included it, somewhat euphemized, in The Grey Fairy Book.[2][3] It is classed among folktales of Aarne-Thompson type 510B, unnatural love.