Latin American Folk Tale Collection - Iwanami Bunko
$ 24.15
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Latin American Folk Tale Collection - Iwanami Bunko. SeriesIwanami Bunko (Red Band (Foreign Literature)). Country of OriginJapan. Catalog Number799-1. ✓ For U.S. buyers: All customs duties and fees are prepaid. You WILL NOT be charged any additional fees on delivery. Description Thank you for visiting the page! Ships with careful packing from Japan. This volume is part of the prestigious Iwanami Bunko series, one of Japan's most respected and enduring literary paperback collections. Established in 1927 by Iwanami Shoten Publishers, the Iwanami Bunko series has been instrumental in making world literature, classical Japanese texts, and important scholarly works accessible to the Japanese reading public for nearly a century. This volume belongs to the Red Band (Foreign Literature) of the Iwanami Bunko classification system.This anthology presents folk tales from across Latin America in Japanese translation, gathering stories from the rich and diverse oral traditions of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Latin American folk tales reflect the continent's complex cultural heritage, blending indigenous mythologies, African storytelling traditions brought by enslaved peoples, and European fairy tale conventions introduced by Spanish and Portuguese colonizers into a uniquely vibrant and imaginative narrative tradition. These tales feature cunning tricksters, supernatural beings, miraculous transformations, and moral lessons that illuminate the values and worldview of Latin America's many peoples.Printed on high-quality, acid-free paper with a sewn binding that allows the book to lie flat when open, each Iwanami Bunko edition is designed for both comfortable reading and long-term preservation. The compact bunko format (A6 size, approximately 4.1 x 5.8 inches) makes it highly portable, fitting easily into a bag or coat pocket for reading on the go.Country of Origin: JapanPublisherIwanami Shoten (岩波書店) SeriesIwanami Bunko (Red Band (Foreign Literature)) Author / EditorVarious (Latin American Folk Tales) LanguageJapanese FormatBunko Paperback (A6, approx. 4.1 x 5.8 in / 105 x 148 mm) ISBN-104003279913 ISBN-139784003279915 Catalog Number799-1 Country of OriginJapan Shipping FedEx, Japan Post, USPS ,etc(Not available for selection) Terms of Sale *A tracking number is provided for all orders.*In principle, the package will be delivered within 4 weeks after the tracking number is uploaded, but delays may occur depending on international conditions. Please contact your local post office for details. International Buyers - Please Note: For non-U.S. buyers:Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying.
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