Why Snails Have Shells: Minority and Han Folktales from China: Minority and Han Folktales of China (A Kolowalu Book) - Hardcover

Han, Carolyn

 
9780824815059: Why Snails Have Shells: Minority and Han Folktales from China: Minority and Han Folktales of China (A Kolowalu Book)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 082481505X ISBN 13: 9780824815059
Verlag: University of Hawai'i Press, 1993

Inhaltsangabe

The twenty stories that comprise this collection reflect some of the ethnic diversity of China. Through a cast of familiar animals we get a glimpse of the cultures from which the stories emanate, and we see that the world is interconnected and the planet quite small. The tales show that our similarities are much greater than our differences. Besides their literary value, these tales convey moral instruction.
The second part of the book gives background information about the nationalities from which the tales have been selected. Carolyn Han describes the geographical area each group occupies and its social life and customs.
Each tale is enhanced with an illustration by Li Ji, an artist and lecturer at Yunnan Art Institute of Kunming, China. He brings to this volume his first-hand knowledge of minority peoples and a deep understanding and love for animals and the environment.

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Verlag
University of Hawai'i Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1993
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
082481505X
ISBN 13 
9780824815059
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Zeichner
Ji Li, Li Ji
Anzahl der Seiten
73
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