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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

A Fistful of Pearls and other tales from Iraq by Elizabeth Laird

This small little book contains nine folk tales from Iraq. It reminded me of one of my very favorite books from childhood, The Case of the Marbled Monster, about an old judge of China named Oona. These tales have the usual folk tale characters, from the smart, beautiful but poor girl to the trickster rabbit to the demanding Caliph. With the state of the world today, it's nice to read something that helps us understand and appreciate a culture that we don't really know that much about.

The author, Elizabeth Laird, is not Iraqi herself but spent six months in Iraq and then moved to Beirut with her husband, who worked for the British Council.

2008, London: Frances Lincoln Children's Books.
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