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Beschreibung

Filled with serpent kings, long lost lovers, magical birds and seductive witches, The Legend of Himal and Nagrai is an enchanting collection of folk tales from a land as beautiful as it is misunderstood—Kashmir.

In the title story, the serpent king Nagrai takes on human form to be with his one true love—the princess Himal. But despite Nagrai’s warnings, when Himal doubts her lover’s origins, all hell breaks loose. Will the star-crossed lovers ever be together?

In ‘Akanandun’, having pined for a son for years, a couple is finally blessed with a beautiful boy—but on one diabolical condition. Will the couple be able to keep their word?

In ‘Shikaslad’, a pauper goes on a quest to awaken his luck, which has been ‘asleep’ for years. Will he recognize good luck staring him in the face?

These and twenty-six other delightful folk tales—painstakingly collected and retold by the author—bring to light the immensely rich, multicultural and largely undocumented tradition of storytelling in Kashmir. At a time when Kashmiri voices are being brutally silenced by an authoritarian state, this book is a vibrant tapestry celebrating Kashmiri life—in the words of its people.

Filled with serpent kings, long lost lovers, magical birds and seductive witches, The Legend of Himal and Nagrai is an enchanting collection of folk tales from a land as beautiful as it is misunderstood—Kashmir.

In the title story, the serpent king Nagrai takes on human form to be with his one true love—the princess Himal. But despite Nagrai’s warnings, when Himal doubts her lover’s origins, all hell breaks loose. Will the star-crossed lovers ever be together?

In ‘Akanandun’, having pined for a son for years, a couple is finally blessed with a beautiful boy—but on one diabolical condition. Will the couple be able to keep their word?

In ‘Shikaslad’, a pauper goes on a quest to awaken his luck, which has been ‘asleep’ for years. Will he recognize good luck staring him in the face?

These and twenty-six other delightful folk tales—painstakingly collected and retold by the author—bring to light the immensely rich, multicultural and largely undocumented tradition of storytelling in Kashmir. At a time when Kashmiri voices are being brutally silenced by an authoritarian state, this book is a vibrant tapestry celebrating Kashmiri life—in the words of its people.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Genre: Importe, Märchen & Sagen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9789389231298
ISBN-10: 9389231299
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Drabu, Onaiza
Hersteller: Speaking Tiger Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 203 x 127 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Onaiza Drabu
Erscheinungsdatum: 10.12.2019
Gewicht: 0,246 kg
Artikel-ID: 117988572