Turkish Folktales
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
The World's Greatest Myths and Legends
ISBN-10
1804173320
ISBN-13
9781804173329
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Imprint
Flame Tree Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 14th, 2023
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
180 grams
Dimensions
19.70 x 12.90 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
Myth & legend told as fictionFolklore, myths & legends
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Turkish folk tales are curious and bizarre, beautiful and delightful, combining elements of ancient Anatolian folklore with Slavonic, Scandinavian and Arabian influences. This wonderful collection contains stories ranging from 'How the Devil lost his Wager' and 'Paradise Sold by the Yard' to 'The Horse-Devil and the Witch' and 'The Cinder-Youth'.
Turkish tales bring the stories of Asia, Europe and Arabia into a unique melting pot of fables, fairy tales and folklore.
With a new introduction, the Turkish folk tales in this collection are curious and bizarre, beautiful and delightful, combining elements of ancient Anatolian folklore with Slavonic, Scandinavian and Arabian influences. Entertaining and exuberant, they shame the more prosaic fairy stories of other traditions with tales such as ''How Cobbler Ahmet Became the Chief Astrologer'', ''The Horse-Devil and the Witch'', ''How the Devil lost his Wager'', ''The Prayer Rug and the Dishonest Steward'', ''Paradise Sold by the Yard'', ''The Cinder-Youth'', ''The Metamorphosis'' and ''The Forty Princes and the Seven-Headed Dragon''.
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With a new introduction, the Turkish folk tales in this collection are curious and bizarre, beautiful and delightful, combining elements of ancient Anatolian folklore with Slavonic, Scandinavian and Arabian influences. Entertaining and exuberant, they shame the more prosaic fairy stories of other traditions with tales such as ''How Cobbler Ahmet Became the Chief Astrologer'', ''The Horse-Devil and the Witch'', ''How the Devil lost his Wager'', ''The Prayer Rug and the Dishonest Steward'', ''Paradise Sold by the Yard'', ''The Cinder-Youth'', ''The Metamorphosis'' and ''The Forty Princes and the Seven-Headed Dragon''.
FLAME TREE 451: From mystery to crime, supernatural to horror and myth, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.
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