Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Chronicle Books (2021), 160 pages
Description
"An illustrated collection of traditional Russian folktales"--
User reviews
LibraryThing member LynnMPK
The more I read these books the more I realize that most folktales are not unique. There are certain archetypes that permeate human society and while I wasn't familiar with these specific stories, I was familiar with the overall gist of most of these. I enjoyed them, especially the ones involving
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demons (TIL that blacksmiths were thought to have magical powers and in league with demons because people didn't know how smelting worked). Most of these stories I could think of a Grimm's fairytale that was similar, but surprisingly The Snow Child reminded me of Frosty the Snowman! The only negative is that the language is a bit outdated since the stories are all in the public domain and were translated quite a while ago. There is also a very archaic use of the word 'slut' (meaning uncleanliness). That made me do a double take. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2021
Physical description
160 p.; 9.3 inches
ISBN
1797209698 / 9781797209692
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