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Ride with the Sun: An Anthology of Folk Tales and Stories from the United Nations
Includes folktales from the Pacific (New Zealand, Australia, The Philippines, Indonesia); Eastern and South Asia (Thailand, China, Burma, India, Pakistan); Asian and African Middle East (Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Yemen, Israel, Egypt); also Africa, Europe, the Americas. Truly a treasure trove of stories from around the world.
296 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1955
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April 10, 2020
چون میمیرم برای قصّه.
[اگه به کتابخونهی دانشگاه کتاباشو پس ندیم ناراحت میشه؟ 🚶🏻♀️]
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August 13, 2018
مجموعه داستانى بسيار قديمى از افسانه هاى ملل.
يادگار فراموش نشدنى دوران نوجوانى كه بارها و بارها بازخوانى شده....
يادگار فراموش نشدنى دوران نوجوانى كه بارها و بارها بازخوانى شده....
June 10, 2020
I found this to be an intriguing collection of stories, and the reasons for the specific selections left me with a lot of questions. Published in 1955, the premise seems to have been to include one story from each of the then-members of the United Nations. Editor Harold Courlander, well-known for his other work on folktales for various ages, got a lot of help from the U.N. delegations and various groups from various countries. The selections are often versions of well-known stories, but the versions themselves are unusual.
Oddly, the United States had one of the weaker stories in the bunch, a Paul Bunyan story that had very little going for it, other than being of U.S. origin.
The book has historical significance as well, because of the few nations in Africa. At the time the book came out, the rest were still colonies of European nations, and thus were not represented on their own, although the nations of the British Commonwealth were. Thus, there were tales from Australia, Canada, and the Union of South Africa, but not Kenya, for example.
In any case, the book is worth reading, to see what each nation considered a story that represented its people and culture.
Oddly, the United States had one of the weaker stories in the bunch, a Paul Bunyan story that had very little going for it, other than being of U.S. origin.
The book has historical significance as well, because of the few nations in Africa. At the time the book came out, the rest were still colonies of European nations, and thus were not represented on their own, although the nations of the British Commonwealth were. Thus, there were tales from Australia, Canada, and the Union of South Africa, but not Kenya, for example.
In any case, the book is worth reading, to see what each nation considered a story that represented its people and culture.
October 18, 2023
A collection of folktales from various cultures, while somewhat entertaining, are now fairly outdated due stereotypes and ideas.
January 14, 2017
My favorite book as a child, folk takes and stories from around the world. One of the few children's books I own as an adult.
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