In 1871 Franz von Kobell published the Story of Brandner Kaspar in his original Bavarian
dialect. Although it has become a veritable piece of Bavarian identity over the years it is
nowadays rather difficult to understand even for native Bavarians. So it was first translated
into German and now into English. Jan Reiser's brilliant illustrations bring the ancient story
vividly into the here and now making the work accessible to a wide audience. Even people who
are not familiar with Bavarian card games will quickly realize that the Ober of Leaves is a
high trump card especially when played cleverly ...
