Winner of PLA/ALLS Best New Books for New Adult Readers and the Storytelling World Award
This collection of fifty folktales and parables was selected from diverse story traditions such as Sufi, Zen, Taoist, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, African, and Native American. Comprised of ancient plots both poignant and comical, this anthology contains simple truths, common sense, and the promise that we can benefit from past generations' wisdom and experience.
By metaphorically suggesting constructive strategies for living, these ancient tales resonate with a universal appeal. "The characters in these stories may gain wisdom by observing a good example or by bumbling through their own folly," Heather Forest observes. "I hope these stories will provide discussion and offer insight into joys, sorrows, fears and farce of human experience." Wisdom tales offer useful insights into life's joys and sorrows that all of us experience.
| ISBN: | 9780874834796 |
| Publication date: | 15th December 2005 |
| Author: | Heather Forest |
| Publisher: | August House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Genres: |
Traditional Tales Anthologies |
Winner of PLA/ALLS Best New Books for New Adult Readers and the Storytelling World AwardThis collection of fifty folktales and parables was selected from diverse story traditions such as Sufi, Zen, Taoist, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, African, and Native American. Comprised of ancient plots both poignant and comical, this anthology contains simple truths, common sense, and the promise that we can benefit from past generations' wisdom and experience.By metaphorically suggesting constructive strategies for living, these ancient tales resonate with a universal appeal.
Wisdom Tales from Around the World features in the following genres: Traditional Tales, Anthologies
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Wisdom Tales from Around the World was written by Heather Forest and published by August House
Wisdom Tales from Around the World has 160 pages