Under the Starfruit Tree: Folktales from Vietnam (A Kolowalu Book)

By Alice M. Terada

Book Overview

Presents stories from North and South Vietnam, providing insight into the history, culture, and religious beliefs of mountain tribes, lowland farmers, and fishing people.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082481553X
• ISBN13: 9780824815530
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.3"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Beautiful collection of folktales.

These tales not only described Vietnamese cultures and mores, but also attempted to instruct readers about the right and wrong in society. As the author has suggested some stories were instructive, while others were entertaining. They dealt with Buddhist as well as Confucian tales, heroes, animals, tricks, magic, and so on. This is an important contribution to the Vietnamese literature.