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Beschreibung

Enter the long forgotten world of Flemish folktales and dance on a dark tune with spirits who live in the wind, monsters who lurk in rivers, ghosts, devils, witches, and other unearthly creatures as they take you to the woods, the towns, the fields, and the sea.

A witch prefers the company of her owls over her neighbors and has a night of eerie fun, a man's corpse is stolen by devils and his coffin filled with stones, a skeleton is invited to a sumptuous dinner, a shapeshifter chases terrified souls over the meadows and a cursed buzzard hunts beasts and men. These are just a couple of the beings who haunt this collection of Flemish folktales.

This new retelling of thirty-six stories remains truthful to the original tales as they were once told around the fireside many moons ago. Breathing new life into age-old lore, these reimaginings give a voice to the shunned witches, explore the inner thoughts of creatures ostensibly described as grisly and ghastly, and immerse readers in the harrowing experiences of those unwantedly thrust into frightful narratives.

Prepare for a beautiful and dark journey, where each step may lead you into the sometimes chilling, often strange, and eternally enchanting realms of Flanders.

Enter the long forgotten world of Flemish folktales and dance on a dark tune with spirits who live in the wind, monsters who lurk in rivers, ghosts, devils, witches, and other unearthly creatures as they take you to the woods, the towns, the fields, and the sea.

A witch prefers the company of her owls over her neighbors and has a night of eerie fun, a man's corpse is stolen by devils and his coffin filled with stones, a skeleton is invited to a sumptuous dinner, a shapeshifter chases terrified souls over the meadows and a cursed buzzard hunts beasts and men. These are just a couple of the beings who haunt this collection of Flemish folktales.

This new retelling of thirty-six stories remains truthful to the original tales as they were once told around the fireside many moons ago. Breathing new life into age-old lore, these reimaginings give a voice to the shunned witches, explore the inner thoughts of creatures ostensibly described as grisly and ghastly, and immerse readers in the harrowing experiences of those unwantedly thrust into frightful narratives.

Prepare for a beautiful and dark journey, where each step may lead you into the sometimes chilling, often strange, and eternally enchanting realms of Flanders.

Über den Autor
Signe Maene is a Belgian writer of stories mainly inspired by Flemish folklore, and she shares her passion for this frightening yet wonderful world on Substack. She is the author of Flemish Folktales Retold and The Witches of Flemish Folklore. Another short story collection, The Witch's Child, is coming soon. Signe has worked on several folkloric projects for the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities [...] work has been published in The Copperfield Review, The Seelie Crow and Atrium Poetry, among others. When Signe is not writing, she is sewing, reading, or walking around in dark churches, haunted forests and the melancholic streets of Belgium's medieval cities. She lives with her husband and three cats in a wooden cottage constantly being amazed by the multitude of birds, martens, hedgehogs, and many other critters frequenting the family garden.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Importe, Märchen & Sagen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9789464988390
ISBN-10: 9464988398
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Maene, Signe
Redaktion: Seabrooke, Kerria
Hersteller: Gatto Books Belgium
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 210 x 148 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Signe Maene
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.06.2024
Gewicht: 0,391 kg
Artikel-ID: 129517454