{"product_id":"the-midnight-washerwoman-and-other-tales-of-lower-brittany-paperback-1","title":"The Midnight Washerwoman and Other Tales of Lower Brittany - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancois-Marie Luzel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMichael Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwenty-nine Breton tales, as told over a series of long winter nights, featuring an ingenious miller, a Jerusalem-bound ant, a mad dash at midnight, and more\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the late nineteenth century, the folklorist Fran輟is-Marie Luzel spent countless winter evenings listening to stories told by his neighbors, local Breton farmers and villagers. At these social gatherings, known as \u003ci\u003eveill馥s\u003c\/i\u003e, Luzel recorded the tales in unusual detail, capturing a storytelling tradition that is now almost forgotten. \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Washerwoman and Other Tales of Lower Brittany\u003c\/i\u003e collects twenty-nine stories gathered by Luzel, many translated into English for the first time. The tales are presented in a series of five imaginary \u003ci\u003eveill馥s\u003c\/i\u003e, giving readers a unique opportunity to listen in on a long-ago winter's night of storytelling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome of the stories mix the apparently supernatural with the everyday--as in the title tale, when a mysteriously nocturnal washerwoman causes three handsome lads to flee so quickly they lose their clogs in the process. Others invite listeners to root for the underdog, as when a simple miller outwits a powerful seigneur. Another tale must have been greeted with raucous laughter as it recounts an ascending ladder of obstacles--from a mouse to a cat to a man to God (or the Devil) himself--confronted by a traveling ant. Michael Wilson, the volume's editor and translator, provides a substantive introduction that discusses Luzel's work and the significance of Breton storytelling.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Wilson \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of drama at Loughborough University, UK, where he is also Director of the Storytelling Academy, a research and teaching collective. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eStorytelling and Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47481453707485,"sku":"9780691252698","price":27.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/5L1XCBDU8v9780691252698_0bb4dd95-39b5-473a-a010-5a60295f80f5.webp?v=1771799568","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-midnight-washerwoman-and-other-tales-of-lower-brittany-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}