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Product Identifiers

PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100394730909

ISBN-139780394730905

eBay Product ID (ePID)356196

Product Key Features

Book TitleRussian Fairy Tales

Number of Pages672 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicFantasy / Collections & Anthologies, Cultural Heritage, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology

Publication Year1976

IllustratorYes

GenreFiction

AuthorAleksandr Afanas'ev

Book SeriesThe Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight29.3 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2006-271176

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"Rambunctious, full-blooded, and temperamental, these stories are tense with action, magical, and human. They are gorgeous." --Eudora Welty "The oral folk tradition in Russia was truly a magic spring [that] flowed inexhaustibly, reviving, consoling, and enlightening all who partook of it . . . These stories have an ingenuity that marks them as uniquely Russian." -- Time "A beautiful book. I recommend it to all readers, young and old, who are interested in the folktale and its unique qualities." --Isaac Bashevis Singer, The New York Times Book Review "Luckily someone garnered these jewels before they were lost [and] bound them into one volume before they disappeared . . . It is filled with action, magic, and humanity." -- St. Louis Globe-Democrat, "A beautiful book. I recommend it to all readers, young and old, who are interested in the folktale and its unique qualities." -- Isaac Bashevis Singer, The New York Times Book Review "Luckily someone garnered these jewels before they were lost, bound them into one volume before they disappeared...it is filled with action, magic, and humanity...." -- St. Louis Globe-Democrat "The oral folk tradition in Russia was truly a magic spring. As in the fairy tale, it flowed inexhaustibly, reviving, consoling, and enlightening all who partook of it... these stories have an ingenuity that marks them as uniquely Russian."

Grade FromFourth Grade

Grade ToSeventh Grade

Dewey Decimal398.20947

SynopsisThe most comprehensive collection of classic Russian tales available in English introduces readers to universal fairy-tale figures and to such uniquely Russian characters such as Koshchey the Deathless, Baba Yaga, the Swan Maiden, and the glorious Firebird. Beautifully illustrated, the more than 175 tales culled from a landmark multi-volume collection by the outstanding Russian ethnographer Aleksandr Afanas'ev reveal a rich, robust world of the imagination. Translated by Norbert Guterman Illustrated by Alexander Alexeieff With black-and-white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library, Translated by Norbert Guterman A beautiful new paperback edition of a book that has been a perennial favourite for over 50 years - the most comprehensive collection of classic Russian fairy tales available in English. In more than 175 immortal stories, readers encounter thieves and kings; heroes and peasants; terrifying witches and beautiful damsels; enchanting children and crafty animals. Included are the unique Russian characters of Koschey the Deathless, Baba Yaga and the Swan Maiden. A rich robust world of imagination for all ages.

LC Classification NumberGR202.A6613 2006