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His books are perfect for those intrigued by the intersection of \u003cstrong\u003eeducation\u003c\/strong\u003e and creative storytelling, illuminating the power of myth in society.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fearless-ivan-and-his-faithful-horse-double-hump-by-pyotr-yershov-9781517904821","title":"Fearless Ivan and His Faithful Horse Double-Hump","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA classic Russian tale retold for our time by an eminent folklorist.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Many years ago in the great empire of Russia where wicked winds and cruel storms tormented the lives of poor peasants...\" begins the magical story of a simple peasant boy who defeats a cruel tsar with the help of his loyal pony. Written by the Russian poet Pyotr Yershov and first published in 1834, the tale became such a favourite and was so often repeated that it soon joined the oral tradition of Russian folklore that had been Yershov's inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFearless Ivan and His Faithful Horse Double-Hump\u003c\/em\u003e, Jack Zipes, doyen of folklorists, adapts this classic tale, capturing the full charm and exoticism of the original. Rendered in the style and idiom of traditional Russian folk tales, the story speaks with the voice of the underdog, slyly satirising the hypocrisy of the Russian bureaucracy and ruling classes—a taunt to tyranny that transcends time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith pertinent historical and biographical commentary from Zipes, along with thirty striking illustrations by Russian artists that were originally featured on postcards, this timeless tale—written for adults and celebrated as a children’s classic—is now a visual and literary delight for all generations of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854517031148,"sku":"9781517904821","price":51.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781517904821.jpg?v=1759245211"},{"product_id":"buried-treasures-by-jack-zipes-9780691244730","title":"Buried Treasures","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFascinating profiles of modern writers and artists who tapped the political potential of fairy tales\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJack Zipes has spent decades as a \"scholarly scavenger,\" discovering forgotten fairy tales in libraries, flea markets, used bookstores, and internet searches, and he has introduced countless readers to these remarkable works and their authors. In \u003cem\u003eBuried Treasures\u003c\/em\u003e, Zipes describes his special passion for uncovering political fairy tales of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, offers fascinating profiles of more than a dozen of their writers and illustrators, and shows why they deserve greater attention and appreciation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese writers and artists used their remarkable talents to confront political oppression and economic exploitation by creating alternative, imaginative worlds that test the ethics and morals of the real world and expose hidden truths. Among the figures we meet here are Édouard Laboulaye, a jurist who wrote acute fairy tales about justice; Charles Godfrey Leland, a folklorist who found other worlds in tales of Native Americans, witches, and Roma; Kurt Schwitters, an artist who wrote satirical, antiauthoritarian stories; Mariette Lydis, a painter who depicted lost-and-found souls; Lisa Tetzner, who dramatized exploitation by elites; Felix Salten, who unveiled the real meaning of Bambi's dangerous life in the forest; and Gianni Rodari, whose work showed just how political and insightful fantasy stories can be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDemonstrating the uncanny power of political fairy tales, \u003cem\u003eBuried Treasures\u003c\/em\u003e also shows how their fictional realities not only enrich our understanding of the world but even give us tools to help us survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455532646636,"sku":"9780691244730","price":74.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/814ER9fV5SL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774779535"},{"product_id":"grimm-legacies-by-jack-zipes-9780691160580","title":"Grimm Legacies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eGrimm Legacies\u003c\/em\u003e, esteemed literary scholar Jack Zipes explores the legacy of the Brothers Grimm in Europe and North America, from the nineteenth century to the present. Zipes reveals how the Grimms came to play a pivotal and unusual role in the evolution of Western folklore and in the history of the most significant cultural genre in the world—the fairy tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFolklorists Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm sought to discover and preserve a rich abundance of stories emanating from an oral tradition and encouraged friends, colleagues, and strangers to gather and share these tales. As a result, hundreds of thousands of wonderful folk and fairy tales poured into books throughout Europe and have kept coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eZipes looks at the transformation of the Grimms' tales into children's literature, the Americanisation of the tales, the \"Grimm\" aspects of contemporary tales, and the tales' utopian impulses. He shows that the Grimms were not the first scholars to turn their attention to folk tales but were vital in expanding readership and setting high standards for folk-tale collecting that continue through the current era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eZipes concludes with a look at contemporary adaptations of the tales and raises questions about authenticity, target audience, and consumerism. 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