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Tales from China
Cyril Birch
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Description for Tales from China
Paperback. Features a collection of Chinese stories that begins with the legends of how Earth and Heaven came into being, and of how the archer Yi rid the Emperor Yao of the menace of the ten suns. This work also contains folk-tales, about ghosts and rain-makers, poor students and magicians, and the man who was nearly made into fish paste. Num Pages: 208 pages, black and white chapterhead illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 4KHJ; 5AK; YDC; YQN. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 200.
This collection of Chinese stories begins with the great legends of how Earth and Heaven came into being, and of how the archer Yi rid the Emperor Yao of the menace of the ten suns. There are folk-tales too, about ghosts and rain-makers, poor students and magicians, and the man who was nearly made into fishpaste. Throughout all these stories the author has kept the subtle oriental flavour of the originals and brings to life all the magic and mystery of China.
This collection of Chinese stories begins with the great legends of how Earth and Heaven came into being, and of how the archer Yi rid the Emperor Yao of the menace of the ten suns. There are folk-tales too, about ghosts and rain-makers, poor students and magicians, and the man who was nearly made into fishpaste. Throughout all these stories the author has kept the subtle oriental flavour of the originals and brings to life all the magic and mystery of China.
Product Details
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
146 g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192750785
SKU
V9780192750785
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99-2
About Cyril Birch
Dr Cyril Birch is a professor in the Department of Oriental Languages at Berkeley in California
Reviews for Tales from China
"You will meet magicians, ghosts, fairies, demons and gods in these exciting stories of mystery and magic."
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