{"product_id":"the-dragon-daughter-and-other-lin-lan-fairy-tales-paperback","title":"The Dragon Daughter and Other Lin LAN Fairy Tales - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJuwen Zhang\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJuwen Zhang\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJack Zipes\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA delightful collection of modern Chinese tales\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dragon Daughter and Other Lin Lan Fairy Tales\u003c\/i\u003e brings together forty-two magical Chinese tales, most appearing for the first time in English. These stories have been carefully selected from more than a thousand originally published in the early twentieth century under the pseudonyms Lin Lan and Lady Lin Lan--previously unknown in the West, and now acclaimed as the Brothers Grimm of China. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe birth of the tales began in 1924, when one author, Li Xiaofeng, published a set of literary stories under the Lin Lan pen name, an alias that would eventually be shared by an editorial team. Together, this group gathered fairy tales (\u003ci\u003etonghua\u003c\/i\u003e) from rural regions across China. Combining traditional oral Chinese narratives with elements from the West, the selections in this collection represent different themes and genres--from folk legends to comic tales. Characters fall for fairies, experience predestined love, and have love\/hate relationships with siblings. Garden snails and snakes transform into cooking girls, and dragon daughters construct houses. An introduction offers historical and social context for understanding the role that the Lin Lan stories played in modern China. Appendixes include information on tale types and biographies of the writers and contributors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dragon Daughter and Other Lin Lan Fairy Tales\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating testament to the power of storytelling.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuwen Zhang\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Chinese Studies at Willamette University, fellow of the American Folklore Society, and current president of the Western States Folklore Society. \u003cb\u003eJack Zipes\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766950232352,"sku":"9780691214412","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ad7118d3516fe85e8be75ef7c31aca1c.webp?v=1780301585","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-dragon-daughter-and-other-lin-lan-fairy-tales-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}