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The cloak of dreams : Chinese fairy tales /

A man is changed into a flea and must bring his future parents together in order to become human again. A woman convinces a river god to cure her sick son, but the remedy has mixed consequences. A young man must choose whether to be close to his wife's soul or body. And two deaf mutes transcend...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Balázs, Béla, 1884-1949 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Zipes, Jack, 1937- (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2010.
Colección:Oddly modern fairy tales.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Béla Balázs, the Homeless Wanderer, or, The Man Who Sought to Become One with the World
  • A Note on the Mysterious Illustrator Mariette Lydis
  • THE CLOAK OF DREAMS
  • 1 The Cloak of Dreams
  • 2 Li-Tai-Pe and the Thief
  • 3 The Parasols
  • 4 The Clumsy God
  • 5 The Opium Smokers
  • 6 The Flea
  • 7 The Old Child
  • 8 The Robbers of Divine Power
  • 9 Li-Tai-Pe and Springtime
  • 10 The Ancestors
  • 11 The Moon Fish
  • 12 The Friends
  • 13 The Revenge of the Chestnut Tree
  • 14 Tearful Gaze
  • 15 The Clay Child
  • 16 The Victor
  • Appendix A ' A Beautiful Book
  • Appendix B ' The Book of Wan Hu-Chen
  • Bibliography.