Amina Shah

Tales from the Bazaars of Arabia

Folk Stories from the Middle East

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Produktbeschreibung

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, a collection of classic folktales gathered from Arabia, Afghanistan, Persia and Turkey. 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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 207g
• ISBN-13: 9781845117016
• ISBN-10: 1845117018
• Artikelnr.: 23489996

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Tales from the Bazaars Zorah, the Goldmith's Daughter The Old One and the
Seeker The Bully and the Poisoned Fish The Princess of Fantasistan The
Warrior's Daughter and the Four Suitors The Queen of Saba and the Infidel
The Caliph's Deception Tales from Turkey Prince Attilla's Journey to the
End of the World The King, the Dog and the Golden Bowl The Lady Who Came
Out of a Cupboard The Poor Bird-Catcher and the Talking Bird Tales from
Persia Princess Feroza and the Horse Prince The Weaver and the Dev The
Water-Carrier and the Three Walnuts Rusram and the Iron Fortress The Shah's
Ring Tales from Arabia The Tale of Hatim Tai The Princess, the Vizier and
the Ape The Deaf Brother and the Blind Brother The Sultan's Emissary and
the Leopard The Faithful Gazelle Tales from Afghanistan The Emir's Cook and
the Unforgettable Sneeze The Magnificent Boots The Prince Who Feared Tigers
The Pebble which Wanted to Travel the World The Lost Mares The Precious
Pearl The Treasure Hoard of the Afreet The Nagging Grandmother The Girl
With the Glass Heart The Keeper of the King's Horses The Magic Talisman The
Game of 'I Remember' The Carpet Merchant's Daughter and the Snake Abdul
Karim's Escape