Folklore genre books (26)
21.
The Tinder Box by Hans Christian Andersen EN
Rating: 2.5 12 Votes
DenmarkDescription:
Andersen's bittersweet fairy tales propelled their troubled author to international fame and revolutionized children's writing.
22.
The Ventriloquist's Tale by Pauline Melville EN
Rating: 3.5 4 Votes
Country: South America / 
Guyana
Guyana
Description:
The whole purpose of magic is the fulfilment and intensification of desire, claims the ventriloquist-narrator as he tells his stories of love and catastrophe. The novel is a parable of miscegenation and racial exclusiveness, of nature defying culture and of the rebellious nature of love.
23.
The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera EN
Rating: 3.5 37 Votes
Country: Oceania / 
New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
As her beloved grandfather, chief of the Maori tribe of Whangara, New Zealand, struggles to lead in difficult times and to find a male successor, young Kahu is developing a mysterious relationship with whales, particularly the ancient bull whale whose leg
Recommended: 27 Dec 2022
24.
The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec EN
Rating: 4.6 6 Votes
Country: Europe / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Angrboda's story begins where most witch's tales end: with a burning. A punishment from Odin for refusing to give him knowledge of the future, the fire leaves Angrboda injured and powerless, and she flees into a remote forest. There she is found by a man Loki, and her initial distrust grows into a deep and abiding love. Their union produces three unusual children, each with a secret destiny, who she is keen to raise at the hidden from Odin's all-seeing eye. But as Angrboda slowly recovers her prophetic powers, she learns that her blissful life - and possibly all of existence - is in danger.
Tags:
Set in NORWAY
Female author
Recommended: 15 Nov 2022
25.
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe EN
Rating: 4.1 19 Votes
NigeriaDescription:
The contemporary African writer's classic novel depicting the destruction of traditional tribal life by the white man
26.
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