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A new, definitive English translation of the celebrated story
collection regarded as a landmark of Norwegian literature and
culture  The extraordinary folktales collected by Peter
Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe began appearing in Norway in
1841. Over the next two decades the publication of subsequent
editions under the title Norske folkeeventyr made the names
Asbjørnsen and Moe synonymous with Norwegian storytelling
traditions. Tiina Nunnally’s vivid translation of their
monumental collection is the first new English translation in more
than 150 years—and the first ever to include all sixty original
tales. Magic and myth inhabit these pages in figures both familiar
and strange. Giant trolls and talking animals are everywhere. The
winds take human form. A one-eyed old woman might seem reminiscent
of the Norse god Odin. We meet sly aunts, resourceful princesses,
and devious robbers. The clever and fearless boy Ash Lad often
takes center stage as he ingeniously breaks spells and defeats
enemies to win half the kingdom. These stories, set in Norway’s
majestic landscape of towering mountains and dense forests, are
filled with humor, mischief, and sometimes surprisingly cruel
twists of fate. All are rendered in the deceptively simple
narrative style perfected by Asbjørnsen and Moe—now translated
into an English that is as finely tuned to the modern ear as it is
true to the original Norwegian. Included here—for the very first
time in English—are Asbjørnsen and Moe’s Forewords and
Introductions to the early Norwegian editions of the tales.
Asbjørnsen gives us an intriguing glimpse into the actual
collection process and describes how the stories were initially
received, both in Norway and abroad. Equally fascinating are
Moe’s views on how central characters might be interpreted and
his notes on the regions where each story was originally collected.
Nunnally’s informative Translator’s Note places the tales in a
biographical, historical, and literary context for the twenty-first
century. The Norwegian folktales of Asbjørnsen and Moe are
timeless stories that will entertain, startle, and enthrall readers
of all ages. Â
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