Moroccan folktales /
Author / Creator: | El Koudia, Jilali, author, translator. |
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Edition: | First paperback edition. |
Imprint: | Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2018. |
Description: | 1 online resource |
Language: | English |
Series: | Middle Eastern literature in translation Middle East literature in translation. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12018598 |
Summary: | Drawing on stories he heard as a boy from female relatives, Jilali El Koudia presents a cross section of utterly bewitching narratives. Filled with ghouls and fools, kind magic and wicked, eternal bonds and earthly wishes, these are mesmerizing stories to be savored, studied, or simply treasured. Varied genres include anecdotes, legends, and animal fables, and some tales bear strong resemblance to European counterparts, for example Aamar and his Sister (Hansel and Gretel) and Nunja and the White Dove (Cinderella). All capture the heart of Morroco and the soul of its people. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780815654445 0815654448 |