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Indonesian Folktales (World Folklore Series)
by Murti Bunanta (Editor: Margaret Read MacDonald)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited (2003-09-30)
ISBN: 1563089092
EAN: 9781563089091
Dewy Decimal #: 398.209598
Hardcover: 168 pages
SKU: 071001009
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: This Ex-Library First Edition (full line of numbers 1-10) copy is in excellent condition. Library stamp on front/back end papers with sticker. Top Fore-edge has a number. Otherwise, no markings, highlights, underlining, tears, creases. Tight text and spine. No dust jacket. Hard Cover is clean with a few tiny scratches to back cover. Sticker on bottom spine. Light to minimum shelf/edge wear. Very interesting copy on Indonesian Folktales at an affordable price. (J 46)
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
The world's largest archipelago, Indonesia is home to hundreds of ethnic groups with diverse cultures and languages. Focusing on the rich heritage of the country, this latest addition to the highly acclaimed World Folklore Series presents 29 stories from across Indonesia, most of which have never been published in the English language. Build your multicultural collection or expand your repertoire with tales that provide a moving and colorful image of the diversity and richness of the people and lands of Indonesia. Six thematic groups are presented: Jealous and Envious Brothers and Sisters; Stories of Independent Princesses; Stories of Ungrateful Children; Stories about Rice; Stories of Place Legends; and Stories of How Things Come to Be. Stories include: Tattadu (South Sulawesi) The Three Brothers (Lampung) Princess Kemang (Bengkulu) The Legend of Malin Kundang (West Sumatera) The Origin of Rice in Java Island (Central Java) Why Shrimps Are Crooked (Central Kalimantan) The Origin of the Banyan Tree (Central Java) The Legend of a River--Sembra River (Papua) All Levels
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Customer Reviews
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Absorbing, informative and entertaining
Rating  (5)
Date: 2004-09-04
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Indonesia is one of the most fascinating places in the world, with a rich, attractive, diverse and complex culture, and wonderful stories. Its rich trove of folktales is not known well enough in the West--but here's a book that will go some way to filling the gap. Murti Bunanta, an extraordinary and gifted writer who has published many wonderful books of retellings from the folklore of her country, here presents a great snapshot of Indonesia for young and old. She starts by background pieces on the history, geography and material culture of the huge archiepelago and its very diverse peoples, and then retells a whole bunch of folktales, in thematic groups--for instance, stories about rice, stories about independent princesses, ungrateful children, legends of places, and more. The book is illustrated with line drawings and colour photographs and is beautifully produced. A must for everyone interested in learning more about an extraordinary country.
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A must for storytellers
Rating (5)
Date: 2004-01-24
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is a gem of a book with collections of tales, many of whom have never been written down before. This is a real treasure for anyone interested in Asian folklore. It's especially useful for storytellers as apart from the stories, extra information about the country is included. Kudos to the author and editor for making this available in English for more to enjoy and appreciate the richness of indonesia through its tales.
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