Folktales from India The Penguin Premium Classic Edition
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Folklore pervades childhoods families and communities and is the language of the illiterate. Even in large modern cities folklore-proverbs lullabies folk medicine folktales-is only a suburb away a cousin or a grandmother away. Wherever people live folklore grows. India is a country of many languages religions sects and cultures. It is a land of many myths and countless stories. Translated from twenty-two Indian languages these one hundred and ten tales cover most of the regions of India and represent favorite's narratives from the subcontinent. A.K. Ramanujan's outstanding selection is an indispensable guide to the richness and vitality of India's ageless oral folklore tradition.
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