A Fistful of Pearls and Other Tales from Iraq

Secret serpents, devilish demons, mysterious magicians ? the folk tales of Iraq teem with otherworldly creatures, magic and earthy humour. Award-winning novelist Elizabeth Laird has gathered together the very best Iraqi stories during her time in the Middle East ? stories ranging from thieving porcupines who get their come-uppance to the hilarious tale of the chaos caused by a handsome stranger who knocks at a house inside which lurks a marriageable daughter. Meticulously researched and elegantly retold, the stories reveal the true, traditional heart of Iraq, far removed from today's news headlines.

• Author
• Elizabeth Laird, Shelley Fowles

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 96

• Publisher
• Lincoln Children's Books

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9781845078119

• Settings
• Iraq

• Genres
• fiction, cultural, international

• Release date
• 2008