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The Singing Top: Tales from Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei (World Folklore Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Margaret Read Macdonald
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Category: Book
Buy New: $40.00
New (17) Used (3) from $29.95
Sales Rank: 3229914
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 216
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 10 x 7 x 0.7
ISBN: 1591585058
Dewey Decimal Number: 398.209595
EAN: 9781591585053
ASIN: 1591585058
Publication Date: August 30, 2008
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Product Description
Malaysia, situated in the heart of southeast Asia, is home to more than twenty million people, who belong to a number of diverse cultural groups, including the Malay, Dusun, Iban, Penan, Sungai, Dyak, and others. Until now, few tales from Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore have made their way into print in English. Renowned folklorist Margaret Read MacDonald has worked with archival material as well as with local storytellers to collect traditional tales from these people, including 15 tales from the ethnic peoples of Borneo. Organized broadly by region, and then by specific groups and themes, this book offers more than 50 tales, including animal tales, stories of magic, trickster tales, humorous stories, place legends and more. Like other titles in the World Folklore Series, it also includes general information about the geography, peoples, and history of Malaysia and surrounding areas; as well as proverbs, songs and games, color photos, and notes on the stories. All levels.
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