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Mondays on the Dark Night of the Moon

Himalayan Foothill Folktales

Kirin Narayan author Urmila Devi Sood author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:26th Jun '97

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Narayan presents 21 stories learned and told orally by one woman, Urmila Devi, in Kangra, North India. Included are stories told for worship and stories told for entertainment. In the process of recounting the stories, Narayan brings to life her friendship with the storyteller, and also offers important arguments about oral traditions and performance, as well as about North Indian families and folklore.

ISBN: 9780195103489

Dimensions: 241mm x 159mm x 25mm

Weight: 536g

288 pages