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‘blessings’ or ‘life force’ from ascending to descending generations

from his unique viewpoint as director of the French trading outpost at Pondichery

Reflects on issues of precariousness

a leading figure in Thai foreign affairs for many years

Why the Sea Is Full of Salt and Other Vietnamese Folktales highland peoples an intrepid and shrewd observerTranslated by Harry Aveling Highlights A collection of the best known and most loved folktales of Vietnam Traditional stories that will delight modern readers, both children and adults Evokes Vietnamese culture and society of an earlier era Expresses supernatural, Confucian, and Buddhist worldviews and beliefs This delightful anthology presents eighteen well known and much loved Vietnamese folktales. Originally collected and retold by the prize