{"product_id":"russian-fairy-tales-9780394730905","title":"Russian Fairy Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautifully illustrated, here is the most comprehensive collection of classic Russian tales available in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis comprehensive collection introduces readers to universal fairy-tale figures and to such uniquely Russian characters such as Koshchey the Deathless, Baba Yaga, the Swan Maiden, and the glorious Firebird. The more than 175 tales culled from a landmark multi-volume collection by the outstanding Russian ethnographer Aleksandr Afanas'ev reveal a rich, robust world of the imagination. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTranslated by Norbert Guterman\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated by Alexander Alexeieff\u003cbr\u003eWith black-and-white illustrations throughout\u003cbr\u003ePart of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eALEKSANDR AFANAS'EV (1826-1871) published his groundbreaking collection of Russian folktales and fairy tales in eight volumes, from 1855 to 1867. His success in polarizing Russian folklore and culture is reflected in the work of writers and composers from Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov to Igor Stravinsky. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNORBERT GUTERMAN\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e(1900-1984) was a Polish-born translator of scholarly and literary works from French, Polish, Latin, and Russian. Immigrating to the United States in 1933, he also translated works by Bella Chagall, Paracelsus, and Henry Lefebvre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eALEXANDER ALEXEIEFF\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e(1901-1982) was a Russian-born artist, film animator, filmmaker, and illustrator who created the artwork for Pantheon's first edition of \u003ci\u003eDoctor Zhivago.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614961111314,"sku":"9780394730905","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bd27325f-b3fd-4050-bdcf-8f4cb7ed763b.jpg?v=1732469332","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/russian-fairy-tales-9780394730905","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}