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The fox wife: A novel
By Yangsze Choo. 2024
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Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Historical fiction, Serious and literary fiction
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This program is read by the author. "Choo narrates this richly complex novel herself, her gorgeous writing delivered in a…
voice that is deep and precise and lovely. . . . Her tone and words transport us." — San Francisco Chronicle on The Night Tiger Some people think foxes are similar to ghosts because we go around collecting qi , but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . . Manchuria, 1908. In the last years of the dying Qing Empire, a courtesan is found frozen in a doorway. Her death is clouded by rumors of foxes, which are believed to lure people by transforming themselves into beautiful women and handsome men. Bao, a detective with an uncanny ability to sniff out the truth, is hired to uncover the dead woman's identity. Since childhood, Bao has been intrigued by the fox gods, yet they've remained tantalizingly out of reach—until, perhaps, now. Meanwhile, a family who owns a famous Chinese medicine shop can cure ailments but can't escape the curse that afflicts them—their eldest sons die before their twenty-fourth birthdays. When a disruptively winsome servant named Snow enters their household, the family's luck seems to change—or does it? Snow is a creature of many secrets, but most of all she's a mother seeking vengeance for her lost child. Hunting a murderer, she will follow the trail from northern China to Japan, while Bao follows doggedly behind. Navigating the myths and misconceptions of fox spirits, both Snow and Bao will encounter old friends and new foes, even as more deaths occur. New York Times bestselling author Yangsze Choo brilliantly explores a world of mortals and spirits, humans and beasts, and their dazzling intersection. Epic in scope and full of singular, unforgettable characters, The Fox Wife is a stunning novel about old loves and second chances, the depths of maternal love, and ancient folktales that may very well be true. A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & CompanyThe gnawer of rocks
By Louise Flaherty. 2021
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Fantasy, General fiction, Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Adventure stories
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While everyone is busy preparing for the coming winter, two girls wander away from their camp, following a path of…
strange, beautiful stones. Each stone is lovelier than the last, and the trail leads them farther and farther away from camp. But what starts out as a peaceful afternoon on the land, quickly turns dangerous when the girls find themselves trapped in the cave of Mangittatuarjuk - the Gnawer of Rocks! Based on a traditional Inuit legend, this graphic novel introduces readers to a dark and twisted creature that haunts the Northern landscape and preys on unsuspecting children15 contes d'Amérique latine (Castor poche #669. Junior. Contes)
By Osvaldo Torres. 1998
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Folklore, fables and fairy tales
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De la Patagonie au lac Titicaca, de l'Amazonie à la pampa, toute la magie des contes et tous les animaux merveilleux.
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Folklore, fables and fairy tales
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Qui n'a pas en mémoire le souvenir d'une nuit de Noël ? L'attente fébrile autour du sapin, la messe de…
minuit célébrée à la lueur des cierges, la magie qui précède le miracle de la Nativité, et surtout la quiétude des veillées passées à écouter des contes... Charles Dikens, Alphonse Daudet, Nikolaï Gogol, Jules Verne ou Guy de Maupassant, tous les écrivains ou presque ont exalté le mystère de la nuit de Noël. Parfois fantastiques, oniriques, merveilleux, mais toujours pleins de charme et d'humour, les petits chefs-d'oeuvre réunis dans ce recueil nous font enfin retrouver Noël, le vrai Noël de notre enfance.La bûche de Noël: contes traditionnels du Québec (Atout #33. Conte)
By Charlotte Guberette. 1999
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Folklore, fables and fairy tales
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Les contes de ce recueil, issus de la tradition orale canadienne-française, se rattachent à la fête de Noël. Ils illustrent…
la lutte entre Dieu et le diable : miracles divins (La Bûche de Noël; Le Noël de Caroline), construction d'église (Noël des Îles), loups-garous (Le Loup-Garou) et pactes avec le diable (Les sabots d'or). Les personnages principaux sont le saint et le mécréant: le bon et le méchant !