{"product_id":"tales-of-vietnam-anna-volkova-9798295522710","title":"Tales of Vietnam","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTales of Vietnam\u003c\/em\u003e is a literary collection of original folktales inspired by the spirit, rhythm, and moral depth of Southeast Asian storytelling traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross villages, rivers, forests, coasts, and mountains, these stories unfold quietly-guided by wind, water, clay, animals, and unseen forces that listen as much as they act. A bamboo grove remembers forgotten names. A river refuses to bear a bridge built without respect. A tiger guards the rice fields in silence. A lantern floats until grief is finally spoken aloud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than retelling known myths, this collection offers newly written tales shaped like folklore: restrained, symbolic, and timeless. The characters are ordinary people-fishers, weavers, potters, children, elders-placed briefly at the edge of consequence, where personal desire meets the balance of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNature in these stories is not a backdrop, but a presence. It responds. It remembers. It resists when pushed too far. Each tale explores themes of memory, responsibility, restraint, loss, and communal harmony, echoing the oral traditions of Vietnam and the wider Southeast Asian cultural landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with black-and-white engravings in a classic Victorian style, \u003cem\u003eTales of Vietnam\u003c\/em\u003e is designed as a quiet, enduring book-meant to be read slowly, returned to often, and kept.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection will appeal to readers of literary folklore, myth-inspired fiction, and contemplative storytelling, as well as to anyone seeking stories that value meaning over spectacle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpen the book.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Listen closely.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Let the stories remember something for you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Volkova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798295522710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vosgians Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Anna Volkova","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517091655935,"sku":"9798295522710","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b00497a5-edbe-439c-973f-7dba1fe914fc.jpg?v=1778729843","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tales-of-vietnam-anna-volkova-9798295522710","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}