Description: Gypsy Folktales by Diane Tong Stretching back over the ages, the Gypsy oral tradition has accumulated a vast and diverse treasure of folktales. The 80 stories published in this volume are gathered from 31 countries. 16-page photo insert. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Stretching back many centuries to its origins in India, the Gypsy oral tradition has accumulated a vast, diverse treasury of folktales. The eighty tales in this volume are gathered from thirty-one different countries. Each tale has a headnote elucidating the tales background. Index; photographs. Review Quote In gathering Gypsy tales from around the world, freelance writer Tong asserts that the preservation of Gypsy culture, heretofore dependent on its oral tradition, is imperiled by both the assimilation and persecution of Gypsies, and by competition to storytelling from more modern vehicles for entertainment (such as the TV and VCR). Thus these narratives, many of which, according to Tong, are recorded here for the first time, bolster Gypsy tradition even as they acquaint the reader with an exotic and misunderstood people. Particularly interesting are Gypsy treatments of universal myths; in a Transylvanian version of the parable of the Flood, the rains are brought on when a peasant woman grills a fish that her husband had been instructed, by an old man, to leave untouched for a week. Another legend has Gypsies bringing water to the crucified Jesus, who blesses them: " You will eat, but you will not work. " One disappointment is the random organization: stories are ordered "as they might be told during an evening at someones home" rather than by theme or region. Photos not seen by PW. Details ISBN0156379899 Author Diane Tong Language English ISBN-10 0156379899 ISBN-13 9780156379892 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1989 Birth 1943 Pages 272 Short Title GYPSY FOLK DOI 10.1604/9780156379892 AU Release Date 1989-04-19 NZ Release Date 1989-04-19 UK Release Date 1989-04-19 Audience Age 3 Publication Date 1989-04-19 DEWEY 398.20899149 Illustrations Illustrations Audience General Imprint US HarperOne Publisher US HarperCollins Publisher Cengage Learning, Inc Imprint Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc Place of Publication Belmont, CA Country of Publication United States US Release Date 1989-04-19 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159606308;
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