{"product_id":"moroccan-folktales-9780815611011","title":"Moroccan Folktales","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrawing 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJilali El Koudia\u003c\/b\u003e is an acclaimed Moroccan literary critic, writer, and translator. He is the author of Moroccan Short Stories and the translator of many Moroccan literary works. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Allen\u003c\/b\u003e is emeritus professor of Arabic language and literature at the University of Pennsylvania. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Arabic Novel: An Historical and Critical Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e, and a co-translation of In\u003ci\u003e Search of Walid Masoud\u003c\/i\u003e by Jabra Ibrahim Jabra. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHasan El-Shamy\u003c\/b\u003e is emeritus professor of folklore in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University. He is the editor and translator of \u003ci\u003eFolktales of Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003ePopular Stories of Ancient Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503927267602,"sku":"9780815611011","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_df5bacdb-8a34-4b09-9cbb-3184a3c5ff22.jpg?v=1730804974","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/moroccan-folktales-9780815611011","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}