East of the Sun and West of the Moon
Old Tales from the North
2008
First Published
4.20
Average Rating
208
Number of Pages
The 33 Scandinavian folk tales take the imagination of the reader from rags to riches, from skulduggery to heroism, via witches' curses, beautiful princesses, giants, quests, billy goats and the occasional wicked troll, to a happy ending.
Avg Rating
4.20
Number of Ratings
755
5 STARS
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4 STARS
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3 STARS
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2 STARS
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Authors
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
Author · 6 books
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen was a Norwegian writer and scholar. He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were collectors of Norwegian folklore. They were so closely united in their lives' work that their folk tale collections are commonly mentioned only as "Asbjørnsen and Moe".
