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Tales from the Bazaars of Arabia: Folk Stories from the Middle East

Autor Amina Shah
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 dec 2008
A collection of classic folktales gathered from Arabia, Afghanistan, Persia and Turkey.A goldsmith's daughter who eludes the Prince of Darkness, three wandering brothers born from a walnut tree, the Princess of Fantasistan, the case of the Shah's lost ruby ring, the leopard and the Sultan's emissary, the Cook and the Unforgettable Sneeze...These are just some of the enchanting stories described in Tales from the Bazaars of Arabia. Each story is alive with vivid characters - beggars and kings, merchants, witches and djinns - and threaded with universal motifs of fantasy and magic, fate and karma, good and evil.With spirit and passion, Amina Shah here illuminates the exoticism of bygone worlds and resurrects the memories and traditions of some of the greatest storytelling cultures in the world.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781845117016
ISBN-10: 1845117018
Pagini: 216
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Ediția:Lte.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Tauris Parke Paperbacks
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

Amina Shah is widely regarded as one of the greatest collectors and tellers of traditional folktales of our time. Formerly Chairperson of the British College of Storytellers, she is the author of several important collections of stories, including Assemblies of Al-Hariri, Arabian Fairytales and Tales of Afghanistan.

Cuprins

Tales from the BazaarsZorah, the Goldmith's DaughterThe Old One and the SeekerThe Bully and the Poisoned FishThe Princess of FantasistanThe Warrior's Daughter and the Four SuitorsThe Queen of Saba and the InfidelThe Caliph's DeceptionTales from TurkeyPrince Attilla's Journey to the End of the WorldThe King, the Dog and the Golden BowlThe Lady Who Came Out of a CupboardThe Poor Bird-Catcher and the Talking BirdTales from PersiaPrincess Feroza and the Horse PrinceThe Weaver and the DevThe Water-Carrier and the Three WalnutsRusram and the Iron FortressThe Shah's RingTales from ArabiaThe Tale of Hatim TaiThe Princess, the Vizier and the ApeThe Deaf Brother and the Blind BrotherThe Sultan's Emissary and the LeopardThe Faithful GazelleTales from Afghanistan The Emir's Cook and the Unforgettable SneezeThe Magnificent BootsThe Prince Who Feared TigersThe Pebble which Wanted to Travel the WorldThe Lost MaresThe Precious PearlThe Treasure Hoard of the AfreetThe Nagging GrandmotherThe Girl With the Glass HeartThe Keeper of the King's HorsesThe Magic TalismanThe Game of 'I Remember'The Carpet Merchant's Daughter and the SnakeAbdul Karim's Escape