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- catalog abstract ""These tales were collected in the tribal areas of the Pakistan-Afghan border, a region once described as 'the last free place on earth', where the caravan routes from Persia, India and China historically converged." "With their blend of wit, fantasy, comedy and romance, the tales reflect the Pashtun code of honour and way of life now seriously threatened by social changes and recent political upheavals. Most of them, such as the epic tale of Hazrat Ali, have never been recorded before and might otherwise have been lost forever. Some are recognisable as universal types, such as a version of Androcles and the Lion and the tale that provided Shakespeare with the plot of King Lear."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12712850.
- catalog contributor b12712851.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""These tales were collected in the tribal areas of the Pakistan-Afghan border, a region once described as 'the last free place on earth', where the caravan routes from Persia, India and China historically converged." "With their blend of wit, fantasy, comedy and romance, the tales reflect the Pashtun code of honour and way of life now seriously threatened by social changes and recent political upheavals. Most of them, such as the epic tale of Hazrat Ali, have never been recorded before and might otherwise have been lost forever. Some are recognisable as universal types, such as a version of Androcles and the Lion and the tale that provided Shakespeare with the plot of King Lear."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 366-370) and indexes.".
- catalog description "Luck and intelligence -- The king and the clever vizier -- Sweeter than salt -- The gardener's daughter -- Sass Begum -- The clever princess -- The greedy king -- The sin of pride -- The two viziers -- The lion of the jungle -- The great saint -- The saint of Baghdad -- The fakir and the princess -- Musa Khan Deo -- Khurram Deo -- The man-eater -- the prince and the fairy -- The parrot and the starling -- The prince and the fakir -- The dancing dolls -- The merchant and the parrot -- Gul and Sanobar -- The three friends -- The shy prince -- The king's dream -- Prince Bahram -- Hazrat Ali Sahib -- The Simurgh -- The woodcutter -- The swindlers -- The barber's son -- The shepherd -- The weavers -- Nasruddin, the holy man -- The barber and the farmer's wife.".
- catalog extent "379 p., [16] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Pashtun tales.".
- catalog identifier "0863564380".
- catalog isFormatOf "Pashtun tales.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : Saqi Books,".
- catalog relation "Pashtun tales.".
- catalog spatial "Afghanistan.".
- catalog spatial "Pakistan.".
- catalog subject "398.2/09581 22".
- catalog subject "GR302.5 .A36 2003".
- catalog subject "Pushtuns Folklore.".
- catalog subject "Tales Afghanistan.".
- catalog subject "Tales Pakistan.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Luck and intelligence -- The king and the clever vizier -- Sweeter than salt -- The gardener's daughter -- Sass Begum -- The clever princess -- The greedy king -- The sin of pride -- The two viziers -- The lion of the jungle -- The great saint -- The saint of Baghdad -- The fakir and the princess -- Musa Khan Deo -- Khurram Deo -- The man-eater -- the prince and the fairy -- The parrot and the starling -- The prince and the fakir -- The dancing dolls -- The merchant and the parrot -- Gul and Sanobar -- The three friends -- The shy prince -- The king's dream -- Prince Bahram -- Hazrat Ali Sahib -- The Simurgh -- The woodcutter -- The swindlers -- The barber's son -- The shepherd -- The weavers -- Nasruddin, the holy man -- The barber and the farmer's wife.".
- catalog title "Pashtun tales : from the Pakistan-Afghan frontier / Aisha Ahmad and Roger Boase.".
- catalog type "Folklore. fast".
- catalog type "text".