Namse Bangdzo Bookstore: Folk Tales of Tibet

Home > Books > Books by Subject > Books on Tibet >

Folk Tales of Tibet
By: Norbu Chopel

Our Price: $10.00
Members Price: $9.00

Author: Norbu Chopel
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 8185102260

Product Code: 5360

Qty:

Description

Contents

Folk Tales occupy an important place in Tibetan literature and often enrich the genre with their flavor and originality. But folk tales have remained unwritten and unrecorded. As such these fascinating tales have remained stored in the memories and were transmitted orally from generation to generation. In the process, a folk tale undergoes numerous changes, both gaining and losing a lot of their flavor. They are delightful nevertheless and never cease to surprise us with their store of princesses and witches: dogs and demons and frogs and mirgos intermingled in an innocently evil world of their own. It is only in exile that Tibetans have taken up the important work of recording and documenting the many facets of Tibetan civilisation, including the folk tales. Translated directly from oral narration into English by a Tibetan, the present edition of Tibetan Folk Tales will serve a very significant purpose of introducing the readers to the fascinating world of Tibetan folk culture.-

Folk Tales of Tibet, Norbu Chophel, LTWA, 170 pp., $10.00

Contents

Publishers Note

Preface

The Three Sisters

The Song of the Little Dog

The Adventures of a Minister's Son

The Witch Karma Norzon

The Witch Mother

The Boy Who Laughed in His Sleep

The Witch and Her Son

The Thief Who Could Steal Man

Nn Gurme Saldon's Son

The Hoopoe Family

The Dog Skin King

The Meditator and the Thief

The Sceming Sparrow

The adventres of Seven Sheep

The Old Couple and their Three Sons

The Fortune of an Old Shepherd

A Witty Bride for Lonpo Gar's Son

Ribong Shoto (Clef-lipped Hare)

King Kyaga Gyalpo

The Frog Who Married The Princess

And many more.

Share your knowledge of this product with other customers... Be the first to write a review

Browse for more products in the same category as this item:

Books > Books by Subject > Books on Tibet
Books > Books by Title A-Z
Books
Books > Books by Subject