Russian Fairy Tales (The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)

Name: Russian Fairy Tales (The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)
Price: 12.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.6 (366 reviews)
Author: Aleksandr Afanas'ev

by Aleksandr Afanas'ev

Nonfiction Classics

4.6 (366)

4.6 stars from 366 reviews

661 pages~11 hr readPublished by PantheonPublished 1940-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love folklore that feels genuinely foreign and want to understand where Russian culture draws its imagination from.
You collect illustrated fairy tale editions and appreciate the scholarly weight of Afanas'ev's original research.
You're curious about archetypal characters like Koshchey the Deathless that Western fairy tales never quite captured.

Maybe not for you if...

You want contemporary retellings or feminist reimaginings of classic tales.
You prefer stories with clear moral lessons or tidy resolutions.
You're looking for a single narrative you can read in one sitting rather than a reference collection.

About this book

This illustrated collection presents over 175 Russian fairy tales drawn from Aleksandr Afanas'ev's landmark multi-volume ethnographic work. The tales introduce readers to both universal fairy-tale figures and characters specific to Russian tradition, including Koshchey the Deathless, Baba Yaga, the Swan Maiden, and the Firebird. Translated by Norbert Guterman and illustrated by Alexander Alexeieff with black-and-white artwork throughout, this volume is part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library.

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Currently 4.6★ from 366 reviews

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