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Moroccan Folktales | Jilali El Koudia
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Drawing on stories he heard as a boy from female relatives, Jilali El Koudia presents a cross section of utterly bewitching narratives. Filled with ghouls and fools, kind magic and wicked, eternal bonds and earthly wishes, these are mesmerizing stories to be savored, studied, or simply treasured. Varied genres include anecdotes, legends, and animal fables, and some tales bear strong resemblance to European counterparts, for example Aamar and his Sister (Hansel and Gretel) and Nunja and the White Dove (Cinderella). All capture the heart of Morroco and the soul of its people. In an enlightening introduction, El Koudia mourns the loss of the teller of tales in the marketplace, and he makes it clear that storytelling, born of memory and oral tradition, could vanish in the face of mass and electronic media.
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Book 3 for #24b4Monday & #SummersEndReadathon. While this isn‘t a book for those who want to get lost in fairytales, (as they‘re very direct old translations that get very ‘WTF‘ at some points), this is invaluable for those who enjoy comparative mythology/folklore/fairytales. I love that there‘s a motif guide after. Also, hints of ‘Snow White‘ & “Cinderella” in a few. A lot of ghouls. So many ghouls.

ulrichyumiodd So glad you liked it! I haven‘t read it yet, haha. As I told you, it suddenly got cheaper on Amazon, so I bought a second copy for you. (edited) 5y
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