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Lao Folktales - Lao Folktales
Steven Jay Epstein
Lao Folktales - Lao Folktales
Steven Jay Epstein
Presents a selection of Lao folktales that have entertained the Lao people for generations. This book features the legendary trickster Xieng Mieng, 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. It reflects a Buddhist culture in a Marxist state.
124 pages, 21 illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | January 19, 2006 |
ISBN13 | 9789749575871 |
Publishers | Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP |
Pages | 124 |
Dimensions | 131 × 201 × 9 mm · 138 g |
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