Northern Tales: Stories from the Native Peoples of the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Regions (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)
by:
Howard Norman (author)
Northern Tales transports readers to the haunting, mysterious world of the north. From tales of village life to stores of wily tricksters and wise shamans, from accounts of love and marriage to tales that warn of the danger in Northern hearts, Howard Norman offers stories of ordinary and...
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Northern Tales transports readers to the haunting, mysterious world of the north. From tales of village life to stores of wily tricksters and wise shamans, from accounts of love and marriage to tales that warn of the danger in Northern hearts, Howard Norman offers stories of ordinary and extraordinary events.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780375702679 (0375702679)
Publish date: January 13th 1994
Publisher: Pantheon
Pages no: 343
Edition language: English
This is a rather varied collection of Inuit and other Northern people folk tales (though, there doesn't seem to be any Lapp tales). The tales are varied in style, which means the reader's reaction to the tales is going to vary. Many of the tales are sexual, and sometimes you wonder things like, "W...
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