Folk Stories of the Hmong: Peoples of Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam (World Folklore Series) Review
Folk Stories of the Hmong remains one of the essential books that sadly in most cases will be found in the children's book section.
In fact, it is a very well-researched and well-written work that tries to bring the full character of the Hmong myths and folklore to a Hmong and non-Hmong audience.
It is one of the first books in the world to try and do so with great sensitivity and appreciation for the challenges involved.
The stories are easily readable, and maintains a tone that makes it easy to read aloud much in the oral traditions of old.
From a cross-cultural writer's point of view, this is in fact quite an achievement when you're bringing work like this in from a language that has largely never been studied by the West before.
While there are other larger and smaller texts out there now, each with its own strengths, Folk Stories of the Hmong still remains a key text to start with for people who are interested in the stories of the Hmong.
Folk Stories of the Hmong: Peoples of Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam (World Folklore Series) Overview
The first collection of authentic Hmong tales to be published commercially in the English language, this book focuses on 27 captivating tales including creation myths; how/why stories; and tales of love, magic, and fun.
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Customer Reviews
folk stories of the hmong peoples of laos, thailand, etc - -
This book thaught me alot of stories and waht happen in the pass. I should aloud every one to read this book. Even though I'm hmong and really young I want to encourage people to read.
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