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- The fairy tellers : a journey into the secret history of fairy tales / by Jubber, Nicholas,author.(CARDINAL)548993;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-326).A snail at the foot of the mountain, Giambattista Basile -- An accidental storyteller, Hanna Dyab -- Of shrews and salons, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve -- The girl from the golden sun, Dortchen Wild -- The rise and fall of Ivan the fool, Ivan Khudiakov -- A valley haunted by demons, Somadeva -- A heart too warm for ice, Hans Christian Andersen.In this far-ranging quest, the author unearths the lives of the dreamers who made our most beloved fairy tales: inventors, thieves, rebels and forgotten geniuses who gave us classic tales such as Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, Beauty and the Beast, and Baba Yaga.- Subjects: Biographies.; Fairy tales.; Basile, Giambattista, approximately 1575-1632.; Dyâb, Hanna.; Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot Gallon, dame de, approximately 1695-1755.; Khudi͡akov, I. A. (Ivan Aleksandrovich), 1842-1876.; Somadeva Bhaṭṭa, active 11th century.; Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875.; Fairy tales; Fairy tales; Fairy tales;
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- Drinking arak off an ayatollah's beard : a journey through the inside-out worlds of Iran and Afghanistan / by Jubber, Nicholas.(CARDINAL)548993;
MARCIVE 10/05/10Includes bibliographical references.Documents the author's investigation of daily life in Iran and Afghanistan, from religious shrines to illegal dance parties, and his use of Ferdowsi's epic poem "Shahnameh" as a key to past and present conflict in the region.- Subjects: Jubber, Nicholas; Jubber, Nicholas; Firdawsī.; Social conflict; Social conflict;
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- Epic continent : adventures in the great stories of Europe / by Jubber, Nicholas.(CARDINAL)548993;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-322).Part One : The War that Launched a Thousand Ships -- The Odyssey -- Part Two : Elegies for an Everlasting Wound -- The Kosovo Cycle -- Part Three : A Song for Europe -- The Song of Roland -- Part Four : The Taste of Gotterdammerung -- The Nibelungenlied -- Part Five : How to Kill a Monster -- Beowulf -- Part Six : A Wasteland of Equals -- Njal's SagaJourneying from Turkey to Iceland, award-winning travel writer Nicholas Jubber takes us on a fascinating adventure through the continent's most enduring epic poems to learn how they were shaped by their times, and how they have since shaped us.- Subjects: Epic literature, European; Epic poetry, European;
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- Monsterland : a journey around the world's dark imagination / by Jubber, Nicholas,author.(CARDINAL)548993;
In Monsterland, award-winning author Nicholas Jubber goes on a journey to discover more about the monsters we've invented, lurking in the dark and the wild places of the earth--giants, dragons, ogres, zombies, ghosts, demons--all with one thing in common: their ability to terrify.- Subjects: Monsters.;
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