{"product_id":"the-midnight-washerwoman-and-other-francois-marie-luzel-9780691252698","title":"The Midnight Washerwoman and Other Tales of Lower Brittany","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwenty-nine Breton tales, as told over a series of long winter nights, featuring an ingenious miller, a Jerusalem-bound ant, a mad dash at midnight, and more\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the late nineteenth century, the folklorist Fran輟is-Marie Luzel spent countless winter evenings listening to stories told by his neighbors, local Breton farmers and villagers. At these social gatherings, known as \u003ci\u003eveill馥s\u003c\/i\u003e, Luzel recorded the tales in unusual detail, capturing a storytelling tradition that is now almost forgotten. \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Washerwoman and Other Tales of Lower Brittany\u003c\/i\u003e collects twenty-nine stories gathered by Luzel, many translated into English for the first time. The tales are presented in a series of five imaginary \u003ci\u003eveill馥s\u003c\/i\u003e, giving readers a unique opportunity to listen in on a long-ago winter's night of storytelling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome of the stories mix the apparently supernatural with the everyday--as in the title tale, when a mysteriously nocturnal washerwoman causes three handsome lads to flee so quickly they lose their clogs in the process. Others invite listeners to root for the underdog, as when a simple miller outwits a powerful seigneur. Another tale must have been greeted with raucous laughter as it recounts an ascending ladder of obstacles--from a mouse to a cat to a man to God (or the Devil) himself--confronted by a traveling ant. Michael Wilson, the volume's editor and translator, provides a substantive introduction that discusses Luzel's work and the significance of Breton storytelling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francois-Marie Luzel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691252696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691252698\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Francois-Marie Luzel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44761471090943,"sku":"9780691252698","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9f57ac40-1091-4abb-a1e1-bcb2f28f7b0a.jpg?v=1706681412","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-midnight-washerwoman-and-other-francois-marie-luzel-9780691252698","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}