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Spirited Away: Fairy stories of old Newfoundland

Autor Tom Dawe Ilustrat de Veselina Tomova
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mai 2024
Newfoundland is rife with stories of fairies who mislead, play tricks, or sometimes, spirit folks away. A rustle of a leaf, a glint at the corner of ones eye -- these fairies lurk, menacing and amoral, at the edges of settled life. The pages of Spirited Away are populated by people who wander onto fairy paths or fall under the spell of mysterious music, who find themselves lost in surroundings long familiar, or find family members grown strange -- people irrevocably changed by their eerie encounters. Passed on as rumours and whispers, told at a remove, stories of fairies are still heard today. These literary renderings of stories and anecdotes Tom Dawe has collected across the island offer an accessible and engaging introduction to one of Old Newfoundlands most powerful and peculiar folk traditions. Veselina Tomovas darkly poetic wood-cut illustrations plumb the fascinating heart of these strange and affecting stories. Spirited Away stands as a companion volume to Dawe and Tomova's chilling An Old Man's Winter Night: Ghostly Tales.
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ISBN-13: 9781927917220
ISBN-10: 1927917220
Pagini: 60
Ilustrații: 9 full page colour illus & 24 small colour illus
Dimensiuni: 205 x 290 x 8 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: RUNNING THE GOAT: BOOKS & PERI
Colecția Running the Goat: Books & Periodicals

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"Dawe is a poet, which is reflected in his simple, but lyrical, text. Tomovas sinister woodcuts, with their muted colours and grotesque figures, draw the reader deeper into the unsettling world of these dark fairies. Together, theyve perfectly captured the sweet terror that comes when sitting by a flickering light and listening to unearthly tales." Charis Cotter in Quill & Quire
"Tom Dawe tells some disturbing stories in Spirited Away, enhancing the atmosphere with the flavour of Newfoundland and coastal Labrador. From the music to blueberry picking and the vocabulary much unknown to me ... these are the stories of the people of Newfoundland. Veselina Tomova's woodcut illustrations, in dark tones and snatches of light, reflect the very setting in which the fairies appear. These are not your Disney fairies. They are frightening, and Tom Dawe ensures that we know that they are real." Helen Kubiw on CanLit for Little Canadians