{"product_id":"lao-folktales-steven-jay-epstein-9789749575871","title":"Lao Folktales","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere in one slim volume is a selection of the best-known and best-loved Lao folktales that have entertained the Lao people for generations. We meet the legendary trickster Xieng Mieng who matches his wits with merchants, monks, and kings. We find a quick-witted toad that terrifies tigers, a turtle that flies, a cadre of snails that race a rabbit, and a mynah bird that speaks five languages fluently.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe reader may recognize a whisper of Aesop or a Jataka tale, but each story is distinctively Lao, retold with Lao humor and charm reflecting a Buddhist culture in a Marxist state. Works by Anoulom Souvandouane, the foremost illustrator in Laos, enliven the stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Jay Epstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9749575873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789749575871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.20w x 0.34d","brand":"Steven Jay Epstein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046606369023,"sku":"9789749575871","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39aae1ec-8fc0-485d-ae22-2b501dc558bf.jpg?v=1684985477","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lao-folktales-steven-jay-epstein-9789749575871","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}