Philippine Folktales
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This wonderful collection of stories from the Philippines highlights stories from the Bagobo, Tagalog and Visayan peoples, a unique blend of Asian and Pacific origins, Spanish influences from the long period of colonial occupation, and the islands' position as a seafaring trading post between Japan, Indonesia, Korea and China.

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This wonderful collection of stories from the Philippines highlights stories from the Bagobo, Tagalog and Visayan peoples, a unique blend of Asian and Pacific origins, Spanish influences from the long period of colonial occupation, and the islands' position as a seafaring trading post between Japan, Indonesia, Korea and China.
Autorenporträt
Gabriela Lee is a faculty member in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at the University of the Philippines, Diliman, where she teaches creative writing and children’s literature. Her research sits at the intersections of postcolonial children’s literature, genre studies, and creative writing studies. She has been published for her short fiction and academic scholarship in the Philippines and abroad. Most recently, she is the co-editor of Mapping New Stars: A Sourcebook on Philippine Speculative Fiction, published by the University of the Philippines Press. J.K. Jackson is General Editor of The World's Greatest Myths and Legends series, with titles including Myths of Babylon, Indian Myths, Egyptian Myths, Norse Myths and Polynesian Island Myths. He is editor of Myths & Legends and foreword writer for Celtic Myths & Tales. Other related work includes articles on the Philosophy of Time, 'Macbeth, A Gothic Chaos' and William Blake's use of mythology in his visionary literature.