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“It’s based on a Chinese folktale about a woman who is a minor god, and in order to ascend to heaven, every year, she can call on all the birds of China who will build a bridge to heaven out of their bodies, and she can climb it. It’s a fantastical ridiculous romp.” Read more...
Fantasy Books Based on Fairy Tales
Ursula Vernon, Novelist
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Burning Your Boats: Collected Short Stories
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The Arabian Nights or Tales of 1001 Nights
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Vetaal and Vikram: Riddles of the Undead
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Tales from Ovid
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Italian Folk Tales
by George Martin (translator) & Italo Calvino -
Beauty and the Beast: Diary of a Film
by Jean Cocteau