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The Demon Slayers and Other Stories: Bengali Folk Tales (International Folk Tales Series)
The Demon Slayers and Other Stories Bengali Folk Tales - International Folk Tales Series
Author: Sayantani Dasgupta, Shamita Das Dasgupta
The rich culture of Bengal has survived millennia of change, invasion and reemergence. The poet D.L. Roy once wrote of Bengal as the place where "your feet are washed by the sea and your head is adorned by the snowy crown of mountains." Once united, the region he described is now divided between the eastern state of West Bengal in India, and t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781566561563
ISBN-10: 1566561566
Publication Date: 3/1998
Pages: 224
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Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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20 tales from the Bengali region. Common themes are princes and princesses under spells of a rakshash (demon), quests for fantastic prizes, ghosts impersonating the living, talking animals and rebirth as flowers. An interesting similarility in some stories to western folktales. Fun and fascinating and peppered with peotry and Indian words (glossary at the end).
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