Folktales from India: A Selection of Oral Tales from Twenty-Two Languages Mark Billingham Richly illustrated in color with

Richly illustrated in color with hundreds of photographs

An introduction provides details of Machiavelli’s eventful life

--The ideal book to escape everyday life

but something stranger

this updated and expanded edition retains all of the core elements and constructionist insights of the original

Folktales from India: A Selection of Oral Tales from Twenty-Two Languages Mark Billingham Richly illustrated in color withAn enchanting collection of 110 tales, translated from twenty two different languages, that are by turns harrowing and comic, sardonic and allegorical, mysterious and romantic. Gods disguised as beggars and beasts, animals enacting Machiavellian intrigues, sagacious jesters and magical storytellers, wise counselors and foolish kings all inhabit a fabular world, yet one that is also firmly grounded in everyday life. Here is an indispensable guide to