The Cloak of Dreams: Chinese Fairy Tales

by Béla Balázs

Book Overview

Intriguing fairy tales by the librettist of B?la Bart?k's opera Bluebeard's Castle

A man is changed into a flea and must bring his future parents together in order to become human again. A woman convinces a river god to cure her sick son, but the remedy has mixed consequences. A young man must choose whether to be close to his wife's soul or body. And two deaf mutes transcend their physical existence in the garden of dreams...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691147116
• ISBN13: 9780691147116
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.0"