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Pearls on a Branch: Oral Tales by Najla Jraissaty Khoury

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funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

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5.0

A wonderful books composed by story told by Arabian women. The stories are charming, stunning and wonderful.
Strongly recommended.
Many thanks to Archipelago and Edelweiss

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4.0

Pearls on a Branch brings together a collection of thirty stories, which Najla Khoury collected over several years of research into Lebanese folktales. The tales collected here have been transcribed exactly as they were told to her. There are overlaps of themes and tropes, and it is fascinating to see how many stories echo those written down by The Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. These stories are as dark as they are whimsical, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading them.
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