Celtic Legends of the Beyond: A Celtic Book of the Dead [Paperback]

Anatole Le Braz (Author), Derek Bryce (Editor, Translator)

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Weiser Books (April 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157863122X
• ISBN-13: 978-1578631223
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #197,057 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic read, August 6, 2011

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Lanette "mobileshiningstar" (NY, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Celtic Legends of the Beyond: A Celtic Book of the Dead (Paperback)

This is a tremendously fun read of a portion of Anatole Le Braz's "La Legende de la Mort" with fairly good translation from what I can tell. Anatole Le Braz walked the Breton land collecting word-of-mouth stories he knew would be lost were he not to put them into printed form, embellishing these stories with his poetic elegance. This translation has wonderful Celtic illustrations and each story lures one on to the next. Le Braz has captured the Breton spirit brilliantly. I highly recommend this book purchased from Amazon at a great price and mint new condition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, April 12, 2004

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A. McDonald "A. McDonald" (TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This book contains a collection of short stories placed within themes relating to the title. The stories are well written and very interesting. Nice literature and gives some insight to cultural thinking on this and related material.