The Secret of Laughter: Magical Tales from Classical Persia

by Shusha Guppy

Book Overview

Shusha Guppy, editor of The London Paris Review and prize winning author, narrates this unique collection of Persian stories that have been handed down through the generations. Although their sources have been lost over the ages, their memory runs through the collective psyche of the Iranian people and each tale reflects a deep cultural and psychological insight into the attitudes, values and structures which constitute Iranian society...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184511695X
• ISBN13: 9781845116958
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Tauris Parke Paperbacks
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.9"