FORTY-FOUR TURKISH FAIRY TALES
44 children's stories
from Turkey
Compiled
by Ignaz Cunos
With over 200 illustrations
by Wily Pogany
This volume is
appropriately titled Fairy Tales because something definitely
‘fairy’ occurs. There are forty four children’s stories of talking animals,
flying horses, birds that magically change into beautiful maidens, quests to
win the hand of princesses, magical objects, simple, yet brave, peasants,
wizards, witches, dragons and dungeons, epic journeys, and lovable fools,
giants, ogres and so much more.....
This volume is a treasure
chest of classic Eastern tales drawing on the rich folklore of Turkey.
Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales has not been in print for almost 100 years,
mainly because the original edition had lavish production standards. On the
used market, mint copies of the 1913 original can cost in the thousands.
The majority of these
stories contain encounters with ‘Dews’, or Turkish supernatural beings, better
known in the West as 'Genies.' Sometimes the Turkish Dews are also called
'Arabs', although we don’t know why. There are many other specifically Turkish
elements and references in the stories, for which the glossary at the end of
the book is of particular help.
So, this isn't simply an orientalised set of
European Tales, but was drawn from an authentic Turkish oral storytelling
tradition by Dr. Ignácz Kúnos . Plus, there are 17 colour plates and over 200
BnW illustrations exquisitely crafted by Willy Pogany.
Note: some of the
illustrations could be considered unsuitable by 21st Century standards
because they contain caricatures of ethnic stereotypes.
However, in most cases, the illustrator is portraying imaginary creatures,
which are supposed to be grotesque. Also to be remembered is the book was
originally produced in 1913 when the world’s attitudes towards racial tolerance
and acceptance were quite different to those of today.
ISBN: 9781907256370
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