{"product_id":"lao-folktales-9789749575871","title":"Lao Folktales","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere in one slim volume is a selection of the best-known and best-loved Lao folktales that have entertained the Lao people for generations. We meet the legendary trickster Xieng Mieng who matches his wits with merchants, monks, and kings. We find a quick-witted toad that terrifies tigers, a turtle that flies, a cadre of snails that race a rabbit, and a mynah bird that speaks five languages fluently.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe reader may recognize a whisper of Aesop or a Jataka tale, but each story is distinctively Lao, retold with Lao humor and charm reflecting a Buddhist culture in a Marxist state. Works by Anoulom Souvandouane, the foremost illustrator in Laos, enliven the stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eSteven Epstein\u003c\/b\u003e lived in Laos from 1990 to 1997. He worked for the Swedish government setting up English training programs in different ministries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493431808274,"sku":"9789749575871","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e2af85c8-d211-4d9c-b480-ac46cb48e836.jpg?v=1730647447","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lao-folktales-9789749575871","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}