Moroccan folktales

Informationen zum Autor Jilali El Koudia is an acclaimed Moroccan literary critic, writer, and translator. He is the author of Moroccan Short Stories and the translator of many Moroccan literary works. Roger Allen is emeritus professor of Arabic language and literature at the University of Pennsylvania. His books include The Arabic Novel: An Historical and Critical Introduction , and a co-translation of In Search of Walid Masoud by Jabra Ibrahim Jabra. Hasan El-Shamy is emeritus professor of folklore in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University. He is the editor and translator of Folktales of Egypt and editor of Popular Stories of Ancient Egypt . Klappentext 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 savoured, 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 Morocco and the soul of its people. marketplace, and he makes it clear that storytelling, born of memory and oral tradition, could vanish in the face of mass and electronic media. Zusammenfassung These folktales have been collected from Teuan! Al-Huceima! Taza! Fes! Marrakesh and Tahanout. Varied genres include anecdotes! legends and animal fables.

Product details

• Authors: Roger Allen, jilal El koudia, Jilali El Koudia, Jilali Koudia, Jilali El Koudia
• Assisted by: Roger Allen (Editor), Roger Allen (Translation), Jilali El Koudia (Translation), Jilali Koudia (Translation), Jilali El Koudia (Translation)
• Publisher: External catalogues US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.2003
• EAN: 9780815607892
• ISBN: 978-0-8156-0789-2
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 222 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Middle East Literature in Translation; Middle East Literature in Tran; Middle East Literature in Translation
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society