Lao Folktales - Brossura

Epstein, Steven Jay

Brossura

ISBN 10: 9749575873 ISBN 13: 9789749575871

Casa editrice: Silkworm Books, 2006

Riassunto

Here in one slim volume is a selection of the best-known and best-loved Lao folktales that have entertained the Lao people for generations. We meet the legendary trickster Xieng Mieng who matches his wits with merchants, monks, and kings. We find a quick-witted toad that terrifies tigers, a turtle that flies, a cadre of snails that race a rabbit, and a mynah bird that speaks five languages fluently.

The reader may recognize a whisper of Aesop or a Jataka tale, but each story is distinctively Lao, retold with Lao humor and charm reflecting a Buddhist culture in a Marxist state. Works by Anoulom Souvandouane, the foremost illustrator in Laos, enliven the stories.

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L'autore:

Steven Epstein lived in Laos from 1990 to 1997. He worked for the Swedish government setting up English training programs in different ministries.

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Su questa edizione

• Editore: Silkworm Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 9749575873
• ISBN 13: 9789749575871
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 113