The Art of the Turkish Tale, Volume 1

by Barbara K. Walker

Book Overview

In casting them into English, Walker has paid particular attention to capturing the flavor and excitement of the Turkish telling, while not infringing "on the narrator's right to have the tale recreated as he had told it." ...The Beauty, power, and appeal of the present volume for the general reading public, however, depends largely upon Barbara Walker's own consummate skill as a teller and re-teller of tales and her commitment to conveying as much...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 089672316X
• ISBN13: 9780896723160
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.