{"product_id":"world-tales-iii-the-food-of-paradise-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"World Tales III: The Food of Paradise and Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIdries Shah\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can it be that the same story is found in Scotland and also in Pre-Columbian America? What can account for the durability and persistence of tales? Was the tale of Aladdin and his wondrous lamp really taken from Wales (where it has been found) to the ancient East and, if so, when and by whom?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese questions and more are answered in Idries Shah's remarkable volume World Tales, which is subtitled, 'The extraordinary coincidence of stories told in all times, in all places'. In his introduction, Shah remarks, 'Working for thirty-five years among the written and oral sources of our world heritage in tales, one feels a truly living element in them which is startlingly evident when one isolates the 'basic' stories; the ones which tend to have travelled farthest, to have featured in the largest number of classical collections, to have inspired great writers of the past and present'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume 3: The Food of Paradise and Other Stories\u003cbr\u003e The Brahmin's Wife and the Mongoose\u003cbr\u003e The Magic Bag\u003cbr\u003e Catherine's Fate\u003cbr\u003e The Desolate Island\u003cbr\u003e Gazelle Horn\u003cbr\u003e Tom Tit Tot\u003cbr\u003e The Silent Couple\u003cbr\u003e Childe Rowland\u003cbr\u003e The Tale of Mushkil Gusha\u003cbr\u003e The Food of Paradise\u003cbr\u003e The Lamb with the Golden Fleece\u003cbr\u003e The Man with the Wen\u003cbr\u003e The Skilful Brothers\u003cbr\u003e The Algonquin Cinderella\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 142\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 7.48 x 4.72 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755067474208,"sku":"9781784793739","price":12.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/22ab3516848c0c57e430f2acdec9cbbd.webp?v=1780049689","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/world-tales-iii-the-food-of-paradise-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}