{"product_id":"sardinian-folk-tales-paperback","title":"Sardinian Folk Tales - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Paul III Sommers\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eCarlo Mulas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the \u003cb\u003eSardinian language\u003c\/b\u003e, legends, folk and fairy tales are indicated with the expression Contos de foghile and Contus de forredda (stories by the fire-place). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCherished for centuries in the culture of the Sardinians and transmitted exclusively by story-telling, this book is born with this precise objective: get people, both adults and children, in close contact to \u003cb\u003eSardinia's most famous folk and fairy tales\u003c\/b\u003e, which come from its nature and scenarios, and from the historical and social changes that have marked it, including the linguistic and cultural contacts Sardinians have engaged in with other populations in the Mediterranean, from prehistory to the present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese are, in other words, stories that have similarities with European, Asian and African fables, but at the same time have peculiarities so strong they would not exist in any other place, if not for the Island, such \u003cb\u003eas the Janas, the Launeddas and the Nuraghes\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSardinian oral tradition has preserved the\u003cb\u003e local versions of some of the most famous and widespread fables\u003c\/b\u003e in the world, but adding such substantial differences to render them absolutely extraordinary. Among these we also find Snow White and Cinderella. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs in all fables, \u003cb\u003ewhere wonder and fantasy are blended one into the other\u003c\/b\u003e, in this collection we have appearances of Kings and Prince Charmings, witches and step-sisters, intelligent servants, witty courtiers and clever women, and of course talking animals and mermaids with magical powers worthy of the One Thousand and One Nights; and we can even find Demons and Devils, with an intact flavor of Inquisition and Spaniardesque.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 82\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53797663179059,"sku":"9788898737192","price":23.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Er66OFJOsV9788898737192.webp?v=1785919954","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/sardinian-folk-tales-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}