Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies
Last updated: 17.12.19
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Printed: 1980 Author: Moss Roberts
Publisher: Pantheon ISBN: 0394739949
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Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folk Lore Library
Paperback: 288 pages, usually ships within 24 hours.
Amazon Review
This is a wonderful collection of simple wonder stories and fables from China, most of very ancient origin. There are even some from the Taoist master Chuang Tzu. They are all very brief, in typical Chinese fashion, very direct to the point, and therefore very leisurely reading. Very reminiscent of the Grimm Brothers, Charles Perault and even Aesop, they also give us a rare and fascinating look at Taoist folklore, for most of these stories come for Taoist tellers speaking out against the Confucian way of thinking. Filled with magic crickets, dragons, and a few ghosts, these make for exotic bedtime stories suitable for all ages.