{"product_id":"nobleman-zavalnia-or-belarus-in-fantastical-tales-jan-barszczewski","title":"Nobleman Zavalnia, or Belarus in Fantastical Tales - Jan Barszczewski","description":"\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"386\"\u003eFirst published in Polish in 1846, \u003cem\u003eNobleman Zavalnia, or Belarus in Fantastical Tales\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the earliest works of Belarusian literature. At Zavalnia’s hearth, peasants, nobles, and wanderers spin stories of witches, restless souls, enchanted forests, and haunted battlefields.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"386\"\u003eBarszczewski’s collection blends folklore, folk horror, and political allegory. Behind its supernatural figures and uncanny landscapes lie the encrypted memories of a people struggling to preserve their identity. With its mix of oral tradition, Gothic imagination, and historical witness, the book has been called “European voodoo,” a distinctively Belarusian contribution to world literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"386\"\u003eThe present edition is the first full English translation of Barszczewski’ tales, published together with two companion tales, \u003cem\u003eThe Wooden Old Man and the Insect Woman\u003c\/em\u003e (1846) and \u003cem\u003eThe Soul Not in Its Own Body\u003c\/em\u003e (1849). Translated by Olya Ianovskaia and illustrated by Nasta Lee.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grunwald Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48171950244058,"sku":"978-1-7383142-2-5","price":27.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/1123\/1194\/files\/nobleman-zavalnia-or-belarus-in-fantastical-t.jpg?v=1790618959","url":"https:\/\/highlandsbookshop.ca\/products\/nobleman-zavalnia-or-belarus-in-fantastical-tales-jan-barszczewski","provider":"Highlands Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}