{"product_id":"folktales-from-iraq-c-g-campbell-9780812219135","title":"Folktales from Iraq","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho would not shudder when entering the skeleton-lined cave of the queen of the dead? How would a young man and his sister escape from the prison of a treacherous sultan? How would a poor farmer gain the hand of the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest sheik? These and thirteen more tales are spun in this stunning collection of sixteen traditional stories from the Shia tribes of southern Iraq. Gathered in the late 1940s and deftly translated to capture the elegance of the originals, these tales are full of action, adventure, love, and humor and are sure to delight anyone who has ever fallen under the spell of the Scheherezade. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAppearing here for the first time in paperback, the stories in \u003ci\u003eFolktales from Iraq\u003c\/i\u003e, each accompanied by specially commissioned engravings, allow the reader to travel to a distant, imaginary land swirling with great fortunes, terrifying predicaments, and quick-witted heroes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. G. Campbell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812219139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812219135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pine Street Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.12w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2005 pg. 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2006 pg. 1 - Recommended\/Special Interest","brand":"C. G. Campbell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992476319999,"sku":"9780812219135","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b3d44a70-16ad-4240-b818-9c37d03ad086.jpg?v=1683319153","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/folktales-from-iraq-c-g-campbell-9780812219135","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}