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by Priscilla Howe (Author)
Translations of forty-two Bulgarian folktales, together with introductory essay and notes for teachers and storytellers following each story, with a list of Resources Cited.
Each folktale expresses an aspect of Bulgarian folk culture, presents characters who are clever enough to avoid ill-conceived courtship, kind enough to esteem even the poorest of neighbors, tricky enough to evade shysters, or sly enough to remain independent in the face of great power. Each of these traits has helped the Bulgarian people survive and thrive in a relatively poor, mountainous environment for more than fourteen centuries. In celebrating these traits and others, the folktales collected here honor the character of a people.
Author Biography
Awarded the International Storybridge Award by her peer storytellers (USA), Priscilla Howe collected stories from national and academic archives while on a Fulbright Scholarship in Bulgaria. Her translations have earned kudos from the international storytelling community. She performs these and other stories at venues in North America and Europe. Howe lives in Lawrence, Kansas.
