The Girl Who Married A Lion

Folktales From Africa

Alexander McCall Smith (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2005 | Main
Canongate Books (Verlag)
978-1-84195-657-2 (ISBN)

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How can a girl possibly have married a lion? How can a man have a tree growing out of his head? And how can a woman have children made of wax? The stories in this delightful collection make these questions seem simple, everyday ones - with, as it happens, simple everyday answers.

How can a girl possibly have married a lion? How can a man have a tress growing out of his head? And how can a woman have children made of wax? The stories in this collection make these questions seem simple, everyday ones - then deftly supplies simple, everyday answers. Surprising and humorous, these beautifully rendered tales demonstrate McCall Smith's renowned storytelling skills.

Alexander McCall Smith is the bestselling author of over fifty books. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series of novels has sold over 2.5 million copies in the US alone and which is translated into twenty-six languages. In 2003 he was the winner of the United Kingdom's principal award for humorous writing, the Saga Award, and in the same year he won the Glenfiddich Award for Writing. Alexander McCall Smith lives in Scotland.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.7.2005
Illustrationen	Naomi Holwill
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	112 x 176 mm
Gewicht	120 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Zweisprachige Ausgaben ► Deutsch / Englisch
Schlagworte	Englisch; Märchen/Sagen • Zululand, Literatur; Märchensammlungen
ISBN-10	1-84195-657-0 / 1841956570
ISBN-13	978-1-84195-657-2 / 9781841956572
Zustand	Neuware