ISBN: 9780156454896 0156454890

Category: Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology

Page count: 763

One of the New York Times's Ten Best Books of the Year: These traditional stories of Italy, retold by a literary master, are "a treasure" (Los Angeles Times).<br> <br> <br> <br> Filled with kings and peasants, saints and ogres--as well as some quite extraordinary plants and animals--these two hundred tales bring to life Italy's folklore, sometimes with earthy humor, sometimes with noble mystery, and sometimes with the playfulness of sheer nonsense.<br> <br> <br> <br> Selected and retold by one of the country's greatest literary icons, "this collection stands with the finest folktale collections anywhere" (The New York Times Book Review).<br> <br> <br> <br> "For readers of any age . . . A masterwork." --The Wall Street Journal<br> <br> <br> <br> "A magic book, and a classic to boot." --Time<br> <br>